Inventions of the 1980s

  • Sony releases first CD

    CD's allowed people to easily and compactly store media such as videos and music
  • IBM PC is released

    The IBM pc changed the business world forever when it released, it marked a change from paper to computers
  • First mobile phone released to general public

    The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X was the first consumer cell phone, it was a revolutionary invention that allowed people to communicate from anywhere and not be hindered by wires.
  • Apple Macintosh is released

    The apple macintosh put apple on the map and started their journey to become a tech giant. It was one of the first computers to not solely rely on a text based interface
  • Microsoft WIndows is released

    The Windows operating system is still the most popular computer OS today, it changed to way we looked at computers and how we used them

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