(RSI - currently Oracle Corporation) established: Ellison and Miner. 1983 Relational Software Inc. changed its name to Oracle Corporation. Oracle became the first DBMS to run on mainframes, minicomputers, and PC's. Code was written in C. 1983 AT&T Bell Labs designs C++ 1984 Apple Computer's Steve Jobs introduces the Apple Macintosh at the Flint Center of DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. The Macintosh uses the 8-MHz 32-bit Motorola 68000 CPU, built-in 9-inch B/W screen, 512x342 graphics, 400KB 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, mouse, 128KB RAM, and weighs 20 pounds. Price: US$2500. 1987 Acorn Archimedes The Archimedes was one of the most powerful home computers available during the late 1980s and early 1990s; Using a RISC design with a 32-bit CPU (26-bit addressing) 1989 AOL (America Online) network service launched for Macintosh and Apple II (MS Windows version appears in 1993). The company - Quantum Computer Services was created in 1985,
1.0. A fully loaded version with color graphics costs US$6000. IBM announces the CGA graphics card for the PC, giving 640x200 resolution with 16 colors. 1983 Big machines: AT&T announces UNIX System V. AT&T Bell Labs designs C++. 1984 Apple Computer's Steve Jobs introduces the Apple Macintosh at the Flint Center of DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. The Macintosh uses the 8-MHz 32-bit Motorola 68000 CPU, built-in 9-inch B/W screen, 512x342 graphics, 400KB 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, mouse, 128KB RAM, and weighs 20 pounds. Price: US$2500. Apple Computer launched the Macintosh, the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphic user interface, with a single $1.5 million commercial during the 1984 Super Bowl. ” ….. On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you will see why 1984 won't be like "1984." Apple product lines: overview
" He also spawned a genre of fiction known as "cyberpunk" in his book, which described a dark, complex future filled with intelligent machines, computer viruses, and paranoia. GNU project launched X-Window system started in MIT Apple Macintosh Apple Computer's Steve Jobs introduces the Apple Macintosh at the Flint Center of DeAnza College in Cupertino, California. The Macintosh uses the 8-MHz 32-bit Motorola 68000 CPU, builtin 9-inch B/W screen, 512x342 graphics, 400KB 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, mouse, 128KB RAM, and weighs 20 pounds. Price: US$2500. Apple Computer launched the Macintosh, the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphic user interface, with a single $1.5 million commercial during the 1984 Super Bowl. ” ….. On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you will see why 1984 won't be like "1984." IBM ships the IBM PCjr. It uses the 8088 CPU, includes 64KB RAM, a "Freeboard"