- In the early 1980, arcade video games such as Pac man and home video game systems such as Atari 2600 got consumer interest for more sophisticated, programmable home computers.
- In 1981, IBM introduce its personal computer (PC) for use in the home, office and three arenas as clones of the IBM PC made the personal computer even more affordable. The number of PCs in use more than doubled from 2 million in 1981 to 5.5 million in 1982.
- Ten years. later, 65 million PCs were being used. Computers continued their trend toward a smaller size,working their way down from desktop to laptop computers to palmtop computers.