1985 in computing, games and technology
100 milestones from 1985: 22 computers and hardware, 14 peripherals, 11 software, 3 games, 24 games, 7 movies, 16 events, 1 legal milestones, 2 world events.
Open 1985 in the interactive timeline The 1980s
Computers and hardware
- Compaq Deskpro 286
- Dell Turbo PC
- Toshiba T1100
- NEC MultiSync
- Atari 130XE
- Atari 65XE
- MSX2
- Commodore 128
- Apple LaserWriter
- Amstrad CPC 664
- ARM1
- Atari 520ST
- Amstrad CPC 6128
- Leading Edge Model D
- Commodore Amiga 1000
- HP LaserJet Plus
- ZX Spectrum 128
- Amstrad PCW 8256
- HP Vectra
- Intel 80386
- Nintendo Entertainment System (US test market)
- Sega Mark III (Japan)
Peripherals
- IBM Model M keyboard
- Hayes Smartmodem 2400
- Logitech C7 Mouse
- Neos Mouse
- Datacopy Model 700
- Atari SF354 Disk Drive
- Commodore 1571
- Telebit Trailblazer
- Philips CM 100
- R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)
- Apple ImageWriter II
- Macintosh Hard Disk 20
- Plus Development Hardcard
- NES Zapper
Software
- QuickBASIC
- Atari TOS
- Microsoft Word for Macintosh 1.0
- GEM Desktop 1.0
- IBM TopView
- DESQview
- Aldus PageMaker
- AmigaOS 1.0
- Microsoft Excel 1.0 (Macintosh)
- Deluxe Paint
- Windows 1.0
Games
Games
- Ballblazer
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
- Rescue on Fractalus!
- Silent Service
- Hardball!
- The Bard's Tale
- Winter Games
- Word Munchers
- Paperboy
- Ghosts 'n Goblins
- Hang-On
- Commando
- Paradroid
- Way of the Exploding Fist
- A Mind Forever Voyaging
- Wishbringer
- Island of Kesmai
- Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
- Gradius
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
- Little Computer People
- Space Harrier
- The Eidolon
- Koronis Rift
Movies
- The Breakfast Club
- Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future
- The Goonies
- Back to the Future
- Weird Science
- Real Genius
- Young Sherlock Holmes
Events
- The WELL founded
- Cinemaware founded
- Westwood Associates founded
- NeXT founded
- High Sierra CD-ROM format proposed
- Sinclair C5 launched
- Olivetti takes control of Acorn
- First .com domain registered (symbolics.com)
- ATI Technologies founded in Ontario
- Gateway 2000 founded in an Iowa farmhouse
- Steve Jobs resigns from Apple
- IBM announces Token Ring
- GEnie online service launches
- Free Software Foundation founded
- Quantum Link (Q-Link) launches
- Phrack magazine begins
Legal milestones
- New Coke launched
World events
- Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader
- Live Aid