1986 in computing, games and technology
76 milestones from 1986: 20 computers and hardware, 7 peripherals, 4 software, 4 games, 21 games, 7 movies, 9 events, 2 legal milestones, 2 world events.
Open 1986 in the interactive timeline The 1980s
Computers and hardware
- Amstrad PC1512
- Atari 7800
- Atari 1040ST
- US Robotics Courier HST
- Atari 2600 Jr.
- ZX Spectrum +2
- Commodore 64C
- IBM PC XT 286
- Psion Organiser II
- Macintosh Plus
- BBC Master
- Compaq Portable II
- IBM PC Convertible
- Canon RC-701
- Tandy Color Computer 3
- Sega Master System (North America)
- Compaq Deskpro 386
- Apple IIGS
- Nintendo Entertainment System (US nationwide)
- Tandy 1000 EX
Peripherals
- Commodore 1351 Mouse
- Kensington Turbo Mouse
- SyQuest SQ555
- Famicom Disk System
- AST RAMpage
- Commodore REU (1700/1764/1750)
- Apple Keyboard (Macintosh Plus)
Software
Games
Games
- Habitat
- Beyond the Titanic
- King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
- Labyrinth: The Computer Game
- Gunship
- PHM Pegasus
- Uridium
- Fantasy Zone
- Leather Goddesses of Phobos
- Trinity
- Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
- Bubble Bobble
- Arkanoid
- Rampage
- Metroid
- Starflight
- Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter
- Defender of the Crown
- Alex Kidd in Miracle World
- The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight
- Kid Icarus
Movies
- Short Circuit
- Top Gun
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off
- Labyrinth
- Aliens
- Flight of the Navigator
- Luxo Jr.
Events
- Compaq becomes the youngest Fortune 500 company
- Packard Bell sells its first PC
- ANSI approves SCSI standard
- Steve Jobs buys Lucasfilm's computer division, forming Pixar
- Microsoft goes public
- Amstrad buys Sinclair's computer business
- Activision buys Infocom
- Bethesda Softworks founded
- Square Co., Ltd. established
Legal milestones
World events
- Space Shuttle Challenger lost
- Chernobyl disaster