Advertised as the first 100% IBM PC-compatible computer, the Compaq Portable can run the same software as the IBM PC. With the success of the clone, Compaq recorded first-year sales of $111 …

This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 1980 to 1989. For narratives explaining the overall developments, see the history of computing. Sinclair ZX80 was …

Oct 1, 2023 · Computer history that happened in 1983 including the release of the Apple Lisa computer and the introduction of the C++ programming language.

July: Sierra was the code name for a 16-bit/32-bit personal computer designed by Atari's Sunnyvale Research Lab (SRL) starting around summer of 1983. A two-chip GPU package was collectively …

1983 was somewhat of a fallout year in the PC industry. The older players, mostly 6502 and Z80/8080 systems began their descent while the IBM PC and clone systems began a meteoric rise that has …

[News Article] - Practical Computing - February 1983, Volume 6, Issue 2. What future now for Atari? [News Article] - Popular Computing Weekly Vol 2 No 50 - 15-21 December 1983. Another group - …

May 5, 2019 · Franklin Computer shows an operating Franklin Ace 1200 Apple II compatible at the CP/M ’83 Show. It features an 8-bit processor, 128 kB RAM, color display, upper/lower-case …

At the end of 1983, a decision was taken that TNO Defence Research would make use of PCs (IBM XTs) and Microsoft’s WORD version 3.0 under MS/DOS. To support automatic version management …

Lisa is a desktop computer developed by Apple, produced from January 19, 1983 to August 1, 1986, and succeeded by Macintosh. It was the first mass-market personal computer operable through a …

In 1983, Ethernet (CSMA/CD) became an IEEE, ECMA, and effectively an ISO/OSI standard. In addition, the conversion of Arpanet to TCP/IP on January 1, 1983 represented a milestone for …