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Microsoft moves its offices from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington.
Taito first shows the Space Invaders game, in Japan.
May
Software Arts demonstrates VisiCalc at the 4th West Coast Computer Faire. Dan Bricklin and
Bob Frankston wrote it during 1978-79, under the company name Software Arts, under contract
to Personal Software.
Apple Computer introduces the Apple II Plus, with 48KB memory, for US$1195.
Apple Computer introduces its first printer, the Apple Silentype, for US$600. It is a
Trendcom Model 200, released under the Apple name.
Intel introduces the 4.77-MHz 8088 microprocessor. It was created as a stepping stone to the
8086, as it operates on 16 bits internally, but supports an 8-bit data bus, to use existing 8-bit
device-controlling chips. It contains 29,000 transistors, using 3-micron technology, and can
address 1MB of memory. Speed is 0.33 MIPS. A later version operates at 8-MHz, for a speed of
0.75 MIPS.
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