This year we’ve covered gadgets and inventions from the 1800s and up. But there are plenty of other things that had anniversaries this year ...

Introduced December 1980 Although early microcomputers came in all sorts of different and incompatible varieties, they had a few things in c...

Introduced November 1980 Displays on early computer systems – and arcade games – tended to be divided into two categories. Most used a serie...

 Launched November 1980 The golden age of arcade games features many classic games that are still fondly remembered and played today, but o...

 Introduced November 1990 (Japan) The best-selling 16-bit gaming console, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or just “SNES”) ruled th...

First unit shipped November 1960 In 1960, the Massachusetts firm Digital Equipment Corporation (typically known as “ DEC ” or just “ Digital...

Introduced November 1980 The legendary Apple II series was one of the most successful computers ever, selling millions of units in a 16 year...