Computer History From 1980-1984
By: Sean Kenny
Table of Contents
~Atari Games.
~RISC
1981
~IBM PC
~Osborne 1
~One Hardcore Gamer
1982
~Commodore 64
~Time Magazine
~Emoticons
1983
~Apple's Lisa
~Lotus 1-2-3
1984
~ AT&T
~Apple's MacIntosh
Computer History From 1980-1984
1980
1980: Atari Games
1980: RISC
1981
1981: IBM PC
One of the main events in 1981 is IBM finally reaching out to the market with a desirable computer called the IBM Personal Computer. On its release date of Aug. 12, 1981, it brought the PC into the home and furthered the idea of people being able to bring the computer into the home.
1981: Osborne 1
Also that year, Adam Osborne put out the first successful portable computer. He conveniently named it the Osborne 1 and it was quickly adapted by other companies, except with more success. The original version weighed only 25 lbs. and wouldn't normally be called "portable".
Adam Osborne
1981: One Hardcore Gamer
1982
1982: Commodore 64
1982: Emoticons
1982: Time Magazine
1983
1983: Lotus 1-2-3
1983: Apple's Lisa
Apple releases one of its computer's named Lisa the first with a graphic screen and was directed towards the business world. This enhanced the computer's likability with a clearer screen and better graphics. This is one of the reasons that computers began to take on a sleeker shape and clearer screen quality. Unfortunately, this computer was not very successful for Apple, and they learned from this for when they planned to release a new computer the next year.
1984
1984: AT&T
1984: Apple's Macintosh
In '84, the computer company Apple released the MacIntosh its most advanced home computer, the Apple engineers idea of the perfect home computer. Originally, though, the MacIntosh was invented to be sold to students, mostly at the collegiate level. In order to advertise their new product the Apple company developed a multimillion dollar commercial to showcase their product to the world. It aired during the 1984 Superbowl and was viewed my millions of people, one of the reasons for the computers success.
In Conclusion
~The First portable computer, the Osborne 1, is created in 1981
~Commodore 64 comes out in 1982
~Apple learns from Lisa in 1983
~Apple finds success with the MacIntosh in 1984
~Companies begin to grow like Atari Games and AT&T.
Citations
"Computer History Museum - Timeline of Computer History." Computer History Museum - Timeline of Computer History. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1983>.
"Computer History - 1980 - 1990." History of Computers during 1980 to 1990. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.computerhope.com/history/198090.htm>.
Collier, Sean. "1984 Apple's Macintosh Commercial." YouTube. YouTube, 12 Dec. 2005. Web. 23 Oct. 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYecfV3ubP8>.
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