1980 – Matchprint & Ethernet

•  Agfa-Gevaert, DuPont, Eastman Kodak and 3M introduce daylight films.

• The Ethernet specifications are published by an industry group formed by 3Com, Digital, Intel and Xerox. Its 10 Mbit/second data transfer speed is incredibly fast for the time.

• 3M launches the Matchprint proofing system.

• A raid by the US army to rescue American hostages in Teheran, Iran fails.

• A war which will last for 8 years erupts between Iran and Iraq.

• Ronald Reagan is elected president in the USA.

• John Lennon is shot dead in New York City.

• CNN, the first all-news television network, is launched.

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