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The 1980s gave the world a slew of technological advances in computing, from Microsoft Windows to the Apple Macintosh — which also popularized the graphical user interface (GUI) — to quirky inventions like The Clapper, which was something of a precursor to the smart home devices we see in home automation systems today. The ’80s also saw Nintendo’s handheld gaming revolution in the form of the original Game Boy. While the world has since moved on to more advanced versions of these technologies, there’s never a bad time to revisit
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