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Tech in the 80s

By KylieVeronica

  • First Hard Disk Drive For Microcomputers

    First Hard Disk Drive For Microcomputers
    Seagate created the first ever hard disk drive for microcomputers. It held 5mb of storage, 5 times that of a floppy disk drive. Unlike the first HDD ever invented, this drive was much smaller than two refrigerators and did not weigh 2000lbs. It was but 5.25 inches in size.

  • IBM's First Personal Computer

    IBM's First Personal Computer
    With IBM's reputation and credibility, the company pushed the PC industry forward into popularity by releasing its own dependable PC for the public. This gave people confidence to invest in PCs for themselves.

  • CDs Are Released to the World

    CDs Are Released to the World
    Phillips and Sony release the new invention they'd been working on; the CD, or Compact Disc. Many began to favor it over cassettes as there was no "hiss" and the sound quality was much better. Eventually, the CD designed for audio recordings was adapted into a CD-ROM, for storage of data.

  • C++ Programming Language is Published

    C++ Programming Language is Published
    C++ is an important programming language used by millions of experienced programmers today. It was created and published by Bjarne Stroustrup in an attempt to make programming more enjoyable for experts.

  • Perl Programming Language is Published

    Perl Programming Language is Published
    Perl is one of the most popular languages in programming used today, especially in commercial and private computing sectors. It was originally invented by Larry Wall for UNIX.