om the ARPANET. 1983Time magazine features the computer as the 1982 "Machine of the Year," acknowledging the computer's new role in society.Apple introduces the Lisa, the first commercial computer with a purely graphical operating system and a mouse. The industry is excited, but Lisa's $10,000 price tag discourages buyers. IBM unveils the IBM-PC XT, essentially a PC with a hard disk and more memory. The XT can store programs and data on its built-in 10MB hard disk. The first version of C++ programming language is developed, allowing programs to be written in reusable independent pieces, called objects. The Compaq Portable is released, the first successful 100 percent PC-compatible clone. Despite its hefty 28 pounds, it becomes one of the first computers to be lugged through airports. 1984Adobe Systems releases its PostScript system, allowing printers to produce crisp print in a number of typefaces, as well as elaborate graphic images. Apple introduces the "user-friendly" Macintosh microcomputer. IBM ships the IBM-PC AT, a 6 MHz computer using the Intel 80286 processor, which sets the standard for personal computers running DOS. IBM introduces its Token Ring networking system. Reliable and redundant, it can send packets at 4 Mbps; several years later it speeds up to16 Mbps. Satellite Software International introduces the WordPerfect word processing program.1985Intel releases the 80386 processor (also called the 386), a 32-bit processor that can address more than 4 billion bytes of memory and performs ten times faster than the 80286. Aldus releases PageMaker for the Macintosh, the first desktop publishing software for microcomputers. Coupled with Apple's LaserWriter printer and Adobe's PostScript system, PageMaker ushers in the era of desktop publishing.Microsoft announces the Windows 1.0 operating environment, featuring the first graphical user interface for PCs. Hewlett-Packard introduces the Laser Jet laser printer, featuring 300 dpi ...
