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1980 - 1989

The Eighties

See the collapse of traditional communism and the ending of the Cold War, Microsoft, IBM, Intel, and Apple begin to have an impact on all our lives as small Computers become cheaper and more widespread including home and Business. Famine in Ethiopia causes major music stars to band together to raise money and awareness, and the early beginnings of mobile phones as technology gets cheaper and smaller.

Eighties Inventions – The Year Invented Inventors and Country or attributed to First Use
Artificial Heart —– 1982 USA
MTV —– 1981 UK,  the very first music video played was “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles
Chicken Nuggets —– 1983 USA by McDonald's
DNA Fingerprinting —– 1984 by the geneticist Dr. Alec Jeffries at the University of Leicester, UK
Disposable Camera  —– 1987 USA, Kodak introduced a 24-shot disposable camera called “The Fling”
Nintendo Game Boy —– 1989 Japan
Personal Computer —– 1981 USA, IBM 5150 PC had an Intel 8088 processor and ran version 1.0 of the PC DOS operating system sold for $1565 which converted for today is around $4400
Walkman —– 1980 Japan, Sony launched the TPS-L2, called "Pressman" but swapped in the verb ‘Walk’ as a way to describe what it was for
Commercial Mobile Phone  —– 1983 by Motorola, DynaTAC 8000x is the poster child for the earliest mobile phones. It was a giant brick and became the most famous of the early handsets. It cost $4000. Converted for today that’s over $10,000. . 
Space Shuttle —– 1981 USA by Nasa when the first Space Shuttle launched on April 12, 1981, when the Columbia made its maiden voyage
Apple MacIntosh —– 1984 USA
Microsoft Windows —– 1981 USA by Bill Gates
CD-Player —– 1982 Japan when Sony launched the world’s first industrial compact disc participant, the CDP-101
Camcorder  —– 1982 Japan by Sony when introducing its Betamax digital camera

Eighties Money and Inflation
If you have $100 Converted from 1980 to 2020 it would be equivalent to $313.25 today
A new house cost $68,714.00 and by 1989 was $120,00.00
The average income per year was $19,170.00 and by 1989 was $27,210.00
A gallon of gas was $1.19 and by 1989 was 97 cents
The average cost of a new car was $7,210.00 and by 1989 was $15,400.00

A few more prices from the ’80s and how much things cost:
Camaro Coupe $7,571 Pontiac Grand AM $9,965
Nike Air Force Basketball Shoes $54.90
Tailored Style Silk Blouse $15.99
Amiga 500 with Color Monitor $849
Hands-Free Operating Car Phone History of Mobile Phones $788
Milk 85 cents 1/2 gallon
Bunk Beds with Mattress $148
Cheer Laundry Detergent $1.59

Eighties Popular Culture
John Lennon is shot outside his New York apartment
MTV (Music Television) is launched
Floppy shirts, Backcombed hair, Padded shoulders, big hairdos, and white stilettos
The Simpsons Is First Seen On Tracey Ullman Show April 5th, 1987
Michael Jackson releases his second adult solo album, Thriller...

Eighties Fashion
There was no such thing as subtlety in the 1980s—if you wanted to be cool, that is. Bright statement colors (and by bright, we mean neon), acid-wash jeans, Members Only jackets, and Swatch watches were the definition of totally tubular

Eighties Homes
It is interesting looking at the furniture and fixtures you might find in a home from each decade, as we move to smaller computers why have a Computer Work Station, VHS Tapes No Longer used, Bean Bags not anywhere near as popular as during the Eighties. The kitchen got an upgrade and the mainstays of '80s living room decor were furnishings, curtains, and carpets in earthy beige tones within light rooms ideally with large windows but if not then the light was accentuated by the use of wall mirrors, mirrored cabinets, and glass coffee tables.

As technology improves the size gets smaller and smaller and more and more powerful. The “Portable Camcorder” replaced by today’s Mobile Phone, The Timex Sinclair Color Computer replaced a much more powerful Tablet, Stereo Sound Television now exists as a smaller more energy efficient flatscreen TV, and the latest 50-inch Projection Screen TV can now be found as Flat Screen TV up to 100 inches 

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G-BHCJ Hawker Siddeley 748 Dan-Air
B-474 Antonov AN-24 CAAC
D-ABFE  Boeing 737 Lufthansa
N7297U Boeing 727 Northeastern
OB-1548 Boeing 727 Aeroperu
CR.833 HS748 Sri Lanka Air Force
HI-329 Lockheed L1049 Super Constellation Aerotours
5B-DAP Boeing 707 Cyprus Airways
4X-ATY Boeing 707 Sun d'Or
3X-GCC Boeing 707 Air Guinee
5B-DAO Boeing 707 Cyprus Airways
5B-DAK Boeing 707 Cyprus Airways
9G-ACR Boeing 707 Clipper International
9Q-CMD Boeing 707 BCF Aviation
9V-BFN Boeing 707 Singapore Airlines
HB-IRK Boeing 707 Iran Air
ET-AIV Boeing 707 Ethiopian
G-BFLE Boeing 707 British Midland
HK-2824X Boeing 707 Aerotal
JY-ACP Boeing 707 Royal Jordanian
JY-AEB Boeing 707 Royal Jordanian
JY-AEB Boeing 707 Sierra Leone Airlines
LV-JGR Boeing 707 Aerplinaeas Argentinas
N484M Boeing 707 British Midland
N90287 Boeing 707 Intercontinental
OB-T-1264 Boeing 707 Train Cargo Peru
OO-CDE Boeing 707 BIAC
OO-SJD Boeing 707 Zicas
F-BVGL Airbus A300 Air France
CS-TBO Boeing 707 TAP
N9412H Lockheed L049 Constellation
EC-BSD Douglas DC-8 Aviaco
D-ABZF Boeing B747 Lufthansa
G-BOAD Concorde British Airways
N1022C Convair 240 Trans Florida
N7450 Vickers Viscount Trans Florida
HB-IGA Boeing 747 Swissair
JA8112 Boeing 747 Japan Airlines
ZS-SPC Boeing 747 South African
N4502R Boeing 747 SAS
N759WA Boeing 747 Flying Tigers
N9355C Lockheed L188 Denver Ports of Call
ZS-SDA Airbus A300 South African
G-AWNC Boeing 747 British Airways
N702SW Boeing 747 Flying Tigers
SX-OAB Boeing 747 Olympic
TJ-CAB Boeing 747 Cameroon Airlines
HB-IGA Boeing 747 Swissair
N86531 Lockheed L049 Constellation Crash Landing Discotheque
PP-VND Airbus A300 Varig
G-AXMU Bac 1-11 Laker
C-FQBO Bac 1-11 Quebecair
G-BGBC Lockheed L1011 Tristar British Airways
JY-AGA Lockheed L1011 Tristar Air Lanka
N55AJ Boeing 727 Air Panama
N571PE Boeing 727 People Express
N261US Boeing 727 Northwest
N422AJ Boeing 377 American Jet Industries
NASA940 Boeing 377 Nasa
YV-83C Convair 580 Avensa
HB-IPK Airbus A310 Balair
F-BVFA Concorde Air France
F-BVFB Concorde Air France
N1804 Douglas DC-8 Braniff
N8085U Douglas DC-8 United
XA-PIK Douglas DC-8 Aeromexico
CU-T669 Bristol Britannia Cubana
G-BDUR Bristol Britannia Afrek
CU-T121 Bristol Britannia Aerocaribbean
ZS-LPR Vickers Viscount Sout African Air Force
DDR-STP Ilyushin Il-18 Interflug
HA-MOE Ilyushin Il-18 Malev
DO-6 Douglas DC-3 Finnish Air Force
HW-321 Hawk Finnish Air Force
FM-30 Fouga CM.170 Magister Finnish Air Force
D-ABCI Boeing 727 Lufthansa
N40485 Boeing 727 Continental
N526DA Boeing 727 Delta
N725PL Boeing 727 Interstate
OB-R-1115 Boeing 727 Faucett
C-GXRB Douglas DC-10 Wardair
N923RW Douglas DC-9 Republic
N94454 Douglas DC-9 Itavia
D-ABAK Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Aero Lloyd
EC-BIF Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Aviaco
F-BUFH Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Türkol
F-BVPZ Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Corse Air
F-BVSF Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Aerot'ex
F-BVSF Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Corse Air
F-BYAI Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle Aerotour
F-BTOC Se-210 Caravelle Air Inter
HB-ICI Sud Aviation Se-210 Caravelle CTA
F-BVFJ Nord 262 Alta
F-BVFH Nord 262 Air Limousin
N26215 Nord 262 Pompano
N275A Nord 262 Skyways
N486A Nord 262 Altair
9L-LAZ Boeing 720 Sierra Leone Airways
TF-VLB Boeing 720 Eagle Air
4X-BMA Boeing 720 Maof
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