The Information Age:

The information explosion had massive effects on the culture of the late twentieth century (Fiero).

The World Watched!

Astronauts walk on the moon..(well supposedly)Prime time war coverage on the newsLiterature moves to the big screenSporting events broadcast from around the world

("1980 Computer") ("Vintage television")

The two major players in the Information Age

The company Broderbund, developed a computer game that challenged children to fight crime by learning about different locations on a globe. (Courir) ("Where in the World is Carmen SanDiego.)

("Discovery Channel Logo")Launched in 1985, sister channels include Animal Planet, Discovery Kids, Military Channel, and programming such as American Chopper, Deadliest Catch and Storm Chasers.

Thomas Patrick Cavanagh attempted to sell the Soviets classified information on the Stealth Bomber Project ("Los Angeles Times")

Despite Cavanaghs efforts, it is reported that no serious compromise occurred.

Convicted and sentenced to two consecutive life terms in prison("Stealth Bomber")

Symbolics.com, first registered .com site

Other early sites included:

Think.com

IBM.com

Xerox.com

("Bill Gates sprawled on a desk") ("Windows Cover")

(Geraldo Rivera)

("Challenger Crew")

("IBM 5140")

January 22:

R. Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvanian politician commits suicide on live TV.

One year earlier he was convicted of receiving bribes form potential contractors.

During a press conference from his office, he pulled out a revolver and took his own life.

The video is available online

Game Boy is the most successful video game

system ever released. Since its introduction in

1989, Game Boy has sold well over 150 million

systems worldwide. ("Nintendo.com")

1985-1989

Today we have access to just about anything, anytime and from anywhere

During this time period we saw inventions created that were for the positive and the negative

As well as espionage and loss of life, live on TV

Regardless this five year block helped bring us to the I-Phone, XBOX 360 and the reality TV programming we watch today.

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Works Cited Cont."Geraldo Rivera." The Peoples Cube. Web. 16 Jul 2011. ."Challenger Crew." NASA. Web. 16 Jul 2011. ."IBM 5140." High Tech History. Web. 18 Jul 2011. ."Company History." Nintendo.com. Nintendo of America, 2011. Web. 18 Jul 2011.