1984 in computing, games and technology
86 milestones from 1984: 19 computers and hardware, 6 peripherals, 11 software, 2 games, 22 games, 1 books, 10 movies, 11 events, 4 legal milestones.
Open 1984 in the interactive timeline The 1980s
Computers and hardware
- Epoch Game Pocket Computer
- Commodore 16
- Psion Organiser
- WDC 65C816
- Sinclair QL
- Apple Macintosh
- IBM PC Portable
- IBM PCjr
- Apple IIc
- HP LaserJet
- Commodore Plus/4
- Motorola 68020
- Amstrad CPC 464
- Compaq Deskpro
- Super Cassette Vision
- IBM PC/AT
- Macintosh 512K
- ZX Spectrum+
- Tandy 1000
Peripherals
- Epyx 500XJ Joystick
- Paradise Modular Graphics Card
- Intel Above Board
- US Robotics Courier
- Roland MPU-401
- IBM Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA)
Software
- SideKick
- The Print Shop
- Quicken
- AppleWorks
- Lotus Symphony
- Tandy DeskMate
- MacPaint
- MacWrite
- Macintosh System 1.0
- dBASE III
- MS-DOS 3.0
Games
Games
- Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory
- Summer Games
- Impossible Mission
- Sopwith
- F-15 Strike Eagle
- Spy vs. Spy
- The Lords of Midnight
- Sabre Wulf
- Kung-Fu Master
- 1942
- Punch-Out!!
- Adventure Construction Set
- Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
- Boulder Dash
- Jet Set Willy
- Duck Hunt
- King's Quest
- Knight Lore
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Excitebike
- Karateka
- Marble Madness
Books
Movies
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Ghostbusters
- Gremlins
- The Karate Kid
- The Adventures of Andre and Wally B.
- The Last Starfighter
- Revenge of the Nerds
- Electric Dreams
- The Terminator
- Dune (1984)
Events
- Psygnosis founded
- FidoNet created
- 2600: The Hacker Quarterly first issue
- Jack Tramiel resigns from Commodore
- Apple's "1984" ad airs during Super Bowl XVIII
- Aldus Corporation founded
- PC's Limited founded
- Warner sells Atari to Jack Tramiel
- Commodore acquires Amiga Corporation
- First Hackers Conference
- Cisco Systems founded
Legal milestones
- AT&T breakup takes effect
- Supreme Court rules in Sony v. Universal (Betamax)
- Summer Olympics open in Los Angeles
- Reagan re-elected