Programmeerimiskeel
5KB RAM expandable to 32KB, 6502A CPU, 22 character by 23 line text display, and color
graphics, for US$299. During its life, production peaks at 9,000 units per day.
February
Steve Wozniak's private plane crashes, leaving him with a temporary loss of short-term
memory, lasting for over a month.
MS-DOS runs for the first time on IBM's prototype microcomputer.
Intel begins shipping evaluation sets of the iAPX432 microprocessor. Performance is claimed
as 2 MIPS.
March
Sinclair unveils the ZX81 in the UK, based on the Z80A microprocessor, for under US$200.
Mike Markkula takes over as president and chief executive officer at Apple Computer. Steve
Jobs remains as chairman of the board.
April
Tim Patterson quits Seattle Computer Products, and joins Microsoft.
Adam Osborne, of Osborne Computer Corporation, introduces the Osborne 1 Personal
Business Computer at the West Coast Computer Faire
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