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     1980 to 1984

This page highlights ICT industry developments from 1980 to 1984.

It covers -

• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1983
• 1984

Context is provided by the broader media and communications timeline elsewhere on this site.

     1980

     1981

• IBM releases IBM 5150 PC
• Xerox Star workstation
• Allied Corporation acquires Bunker-Ramo

     1982

• Columbia Data Products (CDP) releases MPC 1600 'Multi Personal Computer'
• Raymond Noorda (1924-2006) buys majority stake in bankrupt Novell Data Systems, restructures it as Novell Inc

    1983

• Bytec absorbs Dynalogic
• Apple Lisa (US$17k)
• Ninento Game & Watch

     1984

• Apple Macintosh
  
  

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