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Since the 80's we've drastically inclined in terms of technology. Here's how! -
The first computer
While there were several variations on the idea of the personal computer pre-1980s, including the Apple II, it was IBM that coined the term when it released the IBM 5150 on 12 August 1981. -
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The personal computer.
While there were several variations on the idea of the personal computer pre-1980s, including the Apple II, it was IBM that coined the term when it released the IBM 5150 on 12 August 1981. -
The CD
Commercial CDs were launched in 1982 and initially met with industry-wide scepticism - only 1,000 titles were available by the end of 1983. When the cost of CD players dropped appreciably they hit the big time. -
File system
The file system that brought us to the age of network storage. No longer would your data be hostage to the computer in which it was created ' or to backup tape. -
The walkman!
Before the iPod, there wasn't exactly a way to be mobile with your music. Launched in 1979 in Japan, the Walkman was an unprecedented success and by 1986 the name had entered the Oxford English Dictionary. -
GPS
Perhaps the biggest advancement of it's time is shown to the world; the GPS. GPS/GIS: The Global Positioning System was opened for use by civilian aircraft in 1983, beginning a trend that ' combined with great advances in geographic information systems and mapping tools ' led to agency data visualized in layered maps and cars telling their drivers where to turn. http://www.gps.gov/ -
Powerpoint
The one you love to hate. All the knowledge in the world boiled down to easy, succinct, bullet-pointed meaninglessness. https://office.live.com/start/PowerPoint.aspx -
The web!!!
Invented by Tim Berners-Lee, it would soon change the way governments, business and people operate. Hands down, a game changer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web -
Gizoogle
We'd call it the portal to the Web, except portals aren't this easy to use. The search bar is rapidly becoming the sippy cup of culture ' with more than partial thanks to Wikipedia, Google's query shortstop. -
The cell phones
Cell phones have been on quite a journey. Cell phones have been around for decades, but the true revolution has only happened since the mid-1990s. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/electronics/mobile-cell-phones/abcat0800000.c?id=abcat0800000 -
Wi-Fi
The network computer Libre! BLACKBERRY: Life support for your government executive, with its push technology making the difference. -
Netflix
I'm including Netflix here as a representative of a whole new class of video watching, a big leap from the DVR. Whether Netflix will be the eventual winner in this space or not (Amazon, Hulu and others are attacking it), the concept of getting movies anytime from anywhere has changed the way we obtain movies. https://www.netflix.com/ -
Social media
Social network programming goes mainstream with the availability of facebook, twitter, snapchat, even tumblr.
