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The first short film that uses fractals to generate 3D graphics. Created by Loren Carpenter of Boeing in 1980, the short film represented a revolution in imaging software, and Carpenter would go on to work for Lucasfilm ILM and later Pixar.

The picture shows all of the vinyl's that WBAP- Tv station in Texas had and would use during air time in 1971. Vinyl records have been around since 1948 and have revolutionized the way people use to listen to music in their homes. Vinyl record…

The picture consists of a 1980 Sony home radio that could be found throughout homes across America. The radio that is shown has to be plugged into a wall outlet and works with AM/FM radio channels. The picture also shows the volume nob which is on…

The image shows the 1980s MTV video logo that was broadcasted and shown when you changed the channel to MTV. New Wave music is a pop music movement that consisted of the aggressive nature of punk with the addition of keyboards and dance beats. New…

The Commodore 64 was a revolution to the graphics side of computers. The main difference is the way the Commodore could be connected to a screen. The device used a more generic connection port, allowing anyone with a television to have a personal…

This terrible Steve Miner(known for bad sequels to iconic horror films) flick is a "light-hearted" romantic comedy in which actor C Thomas Howell dawns blackface to attend Harvard. The main joke of the movie seems to be centered around affirmative…

Founded in 1984, Silicon Graphics was a high-performance computer manufacturer which led the industry in 3D graphics software and workstations. SGI's computers focused on pushing the limits on what was possible for computer graphics, with built-in 3D…

The 80s saw the creation of titans within the coming to age genre, and much of that comes from John Hughes. From writing on National Lampoon's to directing the Breakfast Club(And Ferris Buellers Day Off of course), much in the same vein as Rebel…

The system which defined the fourth generation of gaming consoles, the Sega Genesis pulled the industry into the 16-bit era. Sparking the first "console war" with the SNES, the two companies fought through a series of marketing campaigns. The Genesis…

Rube Goldberg machines(which get their namesake from the cartoonist) feature a blend of simple machines meant to work in synchronicity to accomplish a task. From "The Goonies" to "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", multiple 80s movies featured these…