Title :
Personal computers: Fewer developments hut nevertheless important ones mark a year characterized by less-than-expected growth
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
While growth in 1985 was considered disappointing, it is pointed out that important local area networks were announced by AT&T and IBM for linking personal computers and larger systems. However, as 1985 drew to a close, neither network was available commercially. Several new mass-storage systems appeared, including internal, high-speed hard-disk drives for the Macintosh and IBM personal computers, and the first read-only memories based on optical disks.
Keywords :
DP industry; microcomputers; American Telephone and Telegraph; CD ROM; IBM; Macintosh; computer industry trends; high-speed hard-disk drives; local area networks; mass-storage systems; optical disks; personal computers; read-only memories; Hardware; Industries; Marketing and sales; Microcomputers; Operating systems;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.1986.6370960
