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What Are The Economic Changes In The 80's

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The 80s were dang crazy man. Everything seemed to be getting crazier and crazier. The music was insane. The politics were all over the place. The fashion? Don’t even start. Technology was no exception to this, especially when IBM introduced the IBM 5150 personal computer in 1981 as an economic recession swept through the nation[a]. During the early 1980s an economic recession threatened American industry. Firstly, America was still recovering from the economic collapse in the 70s, so it was still vulnerable. Due to this, America was looking for an easier way to send information. Lastly, the prices became high, so innovation was vastly needed. This was the position America was in at the time[b]. In 1981 IBM introduced the IBM 5150 PC and from
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