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Millions and millions may have been sold. As the world is developing more and more people use computers and laptops more. Also laptops and computers which were earlier costly and very big, now have become cheap and small.
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∙ 11y agoYes, and far before! The computer was first created as a World War II project, but was finished after the end of the war in 1946. The computers since then, however, were made for experimentation or high class businesses.
The important thing about the 1980's is that computers began to be made for personal use, thus being called the Personal Computer (PC). One of the first was the Apple II.
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∙ 16y agothere was a lot of computers in that time, but not as many today. Just to tell you the Xbox 360 and PS3 are computers in a way.
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∙ 11y agoIt rapidly expanded - mainly to the development of early personal computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, and other 'home' computers.
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∙ 10y agoThey were invented in the 1970s, and they got popular in the 1980s.
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∙ 13y ago5 million
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Who built super computers in the 1980s?
IBM (also known as "Big Blue") built supercomputers in the 1980s.
When was cyberspace invented?
The term cyberspace was invented in 1980 and appeared in several works of fiction in the early 1980s. The actually link of computers called cyberspace came about in the late 1980s.
What year did the military start using computers?
The military started using computers in the year of 1972. However, of course, their computers back then weren't nearly as accurate or high tech as they are today.
Which stores sell vintage computers from the 80s?
Vintage computers from the 1980s can be found at collectors' fairs and online on eBay. They are increasingly hard to find but one might get more information by posting requests on the Vintage Computers forum.
How computers started?
Alan Turing's research on determining whether a mathematical problem is solvable laid the foundation for computer science. Home computers first became available in the early 1980s.
What were cars like in the 1980s?
American autos in the 80s were changing over from carburetors to electronic fuel injection and computers.
What is the history of the computer in the 20th century?
Alan Turing's work in the 1940s led to the development of modern computers. Computers small enough to be used in homes have been available since the early 1980s.
What caused increased SIC 3625 sales in the 1980s?
Overall demand for electronic components grew during the 1980s, bolstered by the proliferation of personal computers and peripherals, telecommunications equipment, and the integration of electronics into industrial and consumer products.
How popular was the Internet in the 1980s?
By the mid-1980s users at universities, research laboratories, private companies, and libraries were empowered by the new networking revolution. More than 30,000 host computers and modems were actively using the Internet.
What decade did multimedia first emerge?
Multimedia first emerge around the 1980s when desktop computers became prevalent in businesses, schools, and homes.
In 1980 what company was the leader in computers with dress codes employee loyalty and company songs?
Not positive, But apple was the company to be #1 later in the 1980s.
How did the CD improve American life in the 1980s?
The CD could hold more sectors of data thus allowing for an improvement in Personal Computers.
