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Technologies that define life today got their start in the 1980s.
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Enquire was created by Tim Berners-Lee.
A simple hypertext program used for project management. Berners-Lee later invented World Wide Web, partly based on Enquire.
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The first IBM Personal Computer (PC), it used Microsoft's MS-DOS operating system. This revolutionized business computing and gained widespread adoption.
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Mitch Kapor develops Lotus 1-2-3, a software suite for IBM (word processor, spreadsheet, and database). It contributes to the success of the PC in business. -
Robert T. Morris created the first worm to have a major effect on real-world computer systems. This publicizes the importance of network security.
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Nintendo releases the Game Boy handheld game console. The system used removable games cartridges. It gain popularity with the release of the puzzle game Tetris.
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