1987 in computing, games and technology
90 milestones from 1987: 19 computers and hardware, 15 peripherals, 17 software, 4 games, 23 games, 5 movies, 5 events, 2 legal milestones.
Open 1987 in the interactive timeline The 1980s
Computers and hardware
- Amstrad PC1640
- Compaq Portable III
- Atari XEGS
- Micro Genius
- Sony Mavica MVC-A7AF
- ZX Spectrum +3
- Sharp X68000
- Motorola 68030
- HP LaserJet II
- Commodore Amiga 2000
- Apple Macintosh SE
- Macintosh II
- IBM 8514/A
- Acorn Archimedes
- Cambridge Z88
- Commodore Amiga 500
- Compaq Portable 386
- NEC PC Engine (Japan)
- Covox Speech Thing
Peripherals
- Roland MT-32
- Genoa SuperVGA
- Apple Macintosh II 13-inch RGB (Sony Trinitron)
- Commodore 1084
- Intel 80387 Math Coprocessor
- Commodore 1581
- Hercules InColor Card
- Novell NE1000
- Apple Extended Keyboard
- HP ScanJet
- IBM PS/2 and VGA
- Conner CP342
- NES Advantage
- AdLib Music Synthesizer Card
- Creative Music System (C/MS) / Game Blaster
Software
- Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
- Borland Turbo C
- MultiFinder
- MINIX
- Adobe Illustrator 1.0
- QuarkXPress
- Microsoft PowerPoint 1.0
- MS-DOS 3.30
- GIF
- HyperCard
- Windows/386
- Microsoft Bookshelf
- Microsoft Works for DOS
- Microsoft Excel 2.0 for Windows
- IBM OS/2 1.0
- Windows 2.0
- Perl
Games
- Metal Gear
- Maniac Mansion
- Mega Man
- Final Fantasy
Games
- Kingdom of Kroz
- Test Drive
- Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum
- R-Type
- The Last Ninja
- Head over Heels
- Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior
- After Burner
- Shoot-'Em-Up Construction Kit
- AberMUD
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- Contra
- Double Dragon
- Sid Meier's Pirates!
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
- NetHack
- Street Fighter
- Thexder
- Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
- Mixed-Up Mother Goose
- Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
- Dungeon Master
- Phantasy Star
Movies
- Max Headroom (TV series)
- Predator
- RoboCop
- Star Trek: The Next Generation premieres
- The Princess Bride
Events
- Apogee Software founded
- Gateway 2000 name adopted
- Acclaim Entertainment founded
- Maxis founded
- Bullfrog Productions founded
Legal milestones
- Black Monday stock market crash
- Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion