The late 1970s and early 1980s was the beginning of the technological revolution in America. It started with the introductions of devices such as VCRs and Walkmans. VCRs made movies and shows more accessible to all Americans to watch any time they want. Walkmans permitted people to begin to listen to music on the go.
There were many other introductions of technology, but the main invention was the computer. When the computer was first introduced, it was a very complicated piece of software to use and was incredibly expensive. This resulted in computers not very accessible for Americans at all. Apple, founded by Wozniack and Jobs, made it their mission to make computers that every American could have in their home. They had the vision that we would eventually live in an age controlled by technology. Of course, that's the world that we now find ourselves living in today.
The 1980s was a golden age in technology and innovation because much of the technology we see in the modern age today is directly based off of technology in the 80's. The most obvious one, is of course, the PC. Many Americans have access to their own PC's and laptops. Phones and other portable devices exist and allow for music listening on the go. Some of the first game consoles were also made by companies like Atari, and of course we now have the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One.
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