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First Optical Storage Disk was created by First Optical Storage Disk was created by PhilipsPhilips– It used lasers to write information onto the disk It used lasers to write information onto the disk – It had 60 times the capacity of a 5.25” floppy It had 60 times the capacity of a 5.25” floppy

diskdisk– Could not be overwritten or erasedCould not be overwritten or erased

19811981

MS-DOS became the standard operating system MS-DOS became the standard operating system for the newly released IBM-PCfor the newly released IBM-PC

Sony introduced and shipped the first 3 1/2" Sony introduced and shipped the first 3 1/2" floppy drives and diskettes floppy drives and diskettes

The Osborne I Portable computer was released The Osborne I Portable computer was released – It weighed 24 pounds, had a 5-inch display, contained It weighed 24 pounds, had a 5-inch display, contained

64 KB of memory, and contained two 5.25” floppy 64 KB of memory, and contained two 5.25” floppy drives. drives.

19821982

Computer was named Time® Magazine’s Computer was named Time® Magazine’s “Machine of the Year”“Machine of the Year”

Disney’s “Tron” became one of the first Disney’s “Tron” became one of the first movies to use computer-generated graphicsmovies to use computer-generated graphics

The Cray-XMP was produced, which ran at The Cray-XMP was produced, which ran at 420 megaflops420 megaflops

19831983

Compaq Computer Corp. introduced the first PC clone Compaq Computer Corp. introduced the first PC clone that used the same software as the IBM PCthat used the same software as the IBM PC

Microsoft Word was introducedMicrosoft Word was introduced– Distributed 450,000 demo copies of Word in the Distributed 450,000 demo copies of Word in the

November issue of PC World MagazineNovember issue of PC World Magazine

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was first MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was first introduced at the first North American Music introduced at the first North American Music Manufacturers show in Los Angeles.Manufacturers show in Los Angeles.

19841984

The CD-ROM was released by Philips and SonyThe CD-ROM was released by Philips and Sony

IBM released the PC Jr. and the PC-ATIBM released the PC Jr. and the PC-AT– Based on the Intel 80286 chipBased on the Intel 80286 chip– Accommodated 1.2 MB 5.25” floppy disksAccommodated 1.2 MB 5.25” floppy disks

19851985

CD-ROMs came into widespread useCD-ROMs came into widespread use

Grolier’s Encyclopedia was the first CD-Grolier’s Encyclopedia was the first CD-ROM product releasedROM product released

The C++ programming language The C++ programming language emerged as the dominant object-oriented emerged as the dominant object-oriented language in the computer industry language in the computer industry

19861986

IBM and MIPS released the first RISC (Reduced IBM and MIPS released the first RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)-based workstations, Instruction Set Computer)-based workstations, the PC/RT and R2000-based systems.the PC/RT and R2000-based systems.– had 1 megabyte of RAM, a 1.2-megabyte floppy disk had 1 megabyte of RAM, a 1.2-megabyte floppy disk

drive, 40MB hard drive, and ran at 2MHz drive, 40MB hard drive, and ran at 2MHz

Compaq released the Deskpro 386, which was Compaq released the Deskpro 386, which was the first to use the Intel 80386 chipsetthe first to use the Intel 80386 chipset

19871987

IBM introduced its PS/2 machines, which IBM introduced its PS/2 machines, which made the 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drive and made the 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drive and video graphics array standard for IBM video graphics array standard for IBM computers computers

IBM released OS/2 at the same time, IBM released OS/2 at the same time, which allowed the use of a mouse for the which allowed the use of a mouse for the first time on an IBM computerfirst time on an IBM computer

19881988

IBM’s Competitors developed the EISA 32-bit bus as IBM’s Competitors developed the EISA 32-bit bus as an alternative to paying a fee to use IBM’s MCA bus.an alternative to paying a fee to use IBM’s MCA bus.Pixar´s "Tin Toy" became the first computer-animated Pixar´s "Tin Toy" became the first computer-animated film to win an Academy Award, taking the Oscar for film to win an Academy Award, taking the Oscar for best animated short film best animated short film Robert Morris´ worm flooded the ARPANETRobert Morris´ worm flooded the ARPANET– Morris programmed the worm to reproduce itself Morris programmed the worm to reproduce itself

and computer files and to filter through all the and computer files and to filter through all the networked computers networked computers

19891989

Motorola announced the 68040 Motorola announced the 68040 microprocessor, which contained about 1.2 microprocessor, which contained about 1.2 million transistorsmillion transistors– Eventually used in the Macintosh Quadra computersEventually used in the Macintosh Quadra computers

Maxis released “Sim City”Maxis released “Sim City”

Virtual Reality was introduced to the public at Virtual Reality was introduced to the public at the Siggraph´s 1989 convention in Boston the Siggraph´s 1989 convention in Boston