The 1970s
Machines, operating systems and chips released in the 1970s, year by year.
1979
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple II Plus | Apple | Home Computers | 1979 |
| Asteroids | Atari | Arcade | 1979 |
| Atari 400 | Atari | Home Computers | 1979 |
| Atari 800 | Atari | Home Computers | 1979 |
| Galaxian | Namco | Arcade | 1979 |
| Galaxian | Namco | Arcade | 1979 |
| HP-41C | HP | Calculators | 1979 |
| Intellivision | Mattel | Consoles | 1979 |
| NEC PC-8001 | NEC | Home Computers | 1979 |
| Nascom 2 | Nascom | Home Computers | 1979 |
| TI-99/4 | Texas Instruments | Home Computers | 1979 |
Operating systems
| Operating system | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CP/M 2.2 | CP/M | 1979 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Atari ANTIC | home | 1979 |
| Atari GTIA | home | 1979 |
| Atari POKEY | psg | 1979 |
| HP Nut | early | 1979 |
| Intel 8088 | x86 | 1979 |
| Intel 8237 DMA | timers | 1979 |
| Motorola 68000 | 68000 | 1979 |
| Motorola 6840 PTM | timers | 1979 |
| NEC uPD765 FDC | storage | 1979 |
| TI TMS9918 | vdp | 1979 |
| Zilog Z80 SIO | serial | 1979 |
1978
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astrocade | Bally | Consoles | 1978 |
| Luxor ABC80 | Luxor | Home Computers | 1978 |
| Magnavox Odyssey² | Magnavox | Consoles | 1978 |
| Sharp MZ-80K | Sharp | Home Computers | 1978 |
| Space Invaders | Taito | Arcade | 1978 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8250 UART | serial | 1978 |
| GI AY-3-8910 | psg | 1978 |
| Intel 8086 | x86 | 1978 |
| Intel 8244 | vdp | 1978 |
| Intel 8253 PIT | timers | 1978 |
| Motorola 6809 | 6800 | 1978 |
| Motorola MC6847 | vdp | 1978 |
1977
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple II | Apple | Home Computers | 1977 |
| Atari 2600 | Atari | Consoles | 1977 |
| CHIP-8 | Fantasy Consoles | Fantasy Consoles | 1977 |
| Commodore PET 2001 | Commodore | Home Computers | 1977 |
| RCA Studio II | RCA | Consoles | 1977 |
| TI-59 | Texas Instruments | Calculators | 1977 |
| TRS-80 Model I | Tandy / RadioShack | Home Computers | 1977 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CHIP-8 | fantasy | 1977 |
| MOS 6507 | 6502 | 1977 |
| MOS 6520 PIA | parallel | 1977 |
| MOS 6522 VIA | parallel | 1977 |
| MOS 6551 ACIA | serial | 1977 |
| Motorola 6802 | 6800 | 1977 |
| Motorola MC6845 | crtc | 1977 |
| TI TMC0501 | early | 1977 |
| Zilog Z80 CTC | timers | 1977 |
| Zilog Z80 PIO | parallel | 1977 |
1976
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple I | Apple | Home Computers | 1976 |
| COSMAC ELF | RCA | Computers | 1976 |
| Cray-1 | Cray | Computers | 1976 |
| Fairchild Channel F | Fairchild | Consoles | 1976 |
Operating systems
| Operating system | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CP/M 1.4 | CP/M | 1976 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cray-1 | early | 1976 |
| Intel 8048 | early | 1976 |
| Intel 8085 | z80 | 1976 |
| Intel 8251 USART | serial | 1976 |
| Intel 8255 PPI | parallel | 1976 |
| Intel 8259 PIC | timers | 1976 |
| RCA 1802 | early | 1976 |
| TI TMS9900 | early | 1976 |
| Zilog Z80 | z80 | 1976 |
1975
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Fairchild F8 | early | 1975 |
| General Instrument CP1610 | early | 1975 |
| MOS 6502 | 6502 | 1975 |
| Signetics 2650 | early | 1975 |
1974
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sinclair Scientific | Sinclair | Calculators | 1974 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Intel 8080 | z80 | 1974 |
| Motorola 6800 | 6800 | 1974 |
| Motorola 6850 ACIA | serial | 1974 |
1972
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP-35 | HP | Calculators | 1972 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| HP Classic | early | 1972 |
| Intel 8008 | early | 1972 |
| TI TMS0805 | early | 1972 |
1971
Machines
| Machine | Manufacturer | Category | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busicom 141-PF | Busicom | Calculators | 1971 |
Chips
| Chip | Family | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Intel 4004 | early | 1971 |