Jun 24, 2015 the world was a completely different place back in the 80s. A decade characterized by changing authority and governments, and culture, values, and technology, the influence of 1980s politics, environmental disasters, and pop cultural moments can. The 80s saw the first woman appointed to the united states supreme court and. Halflife gave birth to one of the most successful mods of all time. In april 1964 the entire top 5 was made up of beatles songs. The 80s posted on november 8, 2010 author brant wilson web design 18 comments the 1980s were so totally tubular that it can be challenging to find authentic graphic design from that decade so much of what is on the internet is actually current and was only inspired by the 80s. A collection of the top 66 80s wallpapers and backgrounds available for download for free. This one was difficult enough to be a real challenge, and fun enough to make you smile regularly while. Ray tracing from the 1980s to today an interview with morgan. Oct 19, 2015 today, the 80s are thought of as a time full of frosted blue eye shadow, bright neon clothes, and huge hair.
Growing up in the 80s reasons why the 80s was the best. My roomie and i have been listening to the 1980s pandora radio station for a week. The decade that made us and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Growing up in the 80s 80s memories, news, clothing and fads reasons why the 80s was the best decade ever. What were some of the top video game trends of the last 30 to 40 years. Visitors to can download a staggering 45,588 mod files. The berlin wall came down, the cold war ended, aids became a national topic, and cable tv was born. The remarkable success of our gpu technology conference this month demonstrated to anyone still in doubt the extraordinary momentum of the ai revolution throughout the fourday event here in silicon valley, attendees from the worlds leading companies in media and entertainment, manufacturing, healthcare and transportation shared stories of their breakthroughs made possible by gpu computing. During the 1980s, conservative politics and reaganomics held sway as the berlin wall crumbled, new computer technologies emerged and blockbuster movies and mtv reshaped pop culture. The 1980s were certainly loud, often garish and utterly fabulous no matter how embarrassing the outfits were. Yes, you had to write peoples names down like some kind of barbarian, and then lug this. We hope you enjoy our growing collection of hd images to use as a background or home screen for your smartphone or computer.
There were video game consoles prior to the 1980s, but they werent that popular. It was 10 years of nonstop glamour, unchecked excess, ruthless ambition and explosive technological innovation that combined to. A decade of micro computers, video games and cassette tape. Heres why nvidias new titan x card matters for investors. Though the 1980s were known for the greed is good mantra, the decade also saw its fair share of literal and cultural walls brought down, as americans united on political, racial and health issues. We worked out, worked harder, played harder and consumed morebecause the 1980s was the decade when we went forward to the future despite its reputation for bad hair and loud clothing, the 80s was a big, bold time, and just about everything about the era, from the politics and technological innovations to the blockbuster movies, tv shows, and to the max fashions. Vivid accounts from newsman sam donaldson, on the ground that day, and dr. Nvidia gpu computing has become the essential tool of the da vincis and einsteins of our time. Relieve the political, environmental, and pop cultural moments that made the 1980s an important time in u.
Rock perfect outfits, crazy hairstyles, and facial hair. To see just how much happened in this decade, here are a dozen technologies that became popular in the 1980s. Beginning under the shadow of the iran hostage crisis, and ending with the symbolic fall of communism with the berlin wall, the 80s hosted an impressive gamut of environmental, political, and pop cultural events. Respect, i heard it through the grape vine, good vibrations, my girl, like a rolling stone, satisfaction, my generation about about a thousand other songs. Nvidia powers the worlds top most energy efficient. Songs to best represent the decade 60s to 00s anandtech. Apr 09, 20 so credit the network with two appealing programs that lead its spring charge.
The sims 3 70s 80s and 90s stuff pack is the eighth stuff pack released for the sims 3. Morgan mcguire, a member of the nvidia research team, walks us through the. Fueled by the insatiable demand for better 3d graphics and the massive scale of the gaming market, nvidia has evolved the gpu into a computer brain at the exciting intersection. If you lived through the 1980s, then you know it was an amazing decade. The 1980s pronounced nineteeneighties, shortened to the 80s was a decade of the gregorian calendar that began on january 1, 1980, and ended on december 31, 1989 the decade saw major socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissezfaire capitalism.
The decade that made us rob lowe jonathan rudd andy blackman 2020 a look back at a memorable decade. Take a look back at the people, events and objects that defined the 1980s. The decade that made us tear down these walls season 1 episode 5 national geographic though the 1980s were known for the greed is good mantra, the decade also saw its fair share of literal and cultural walls brought down, as americans united on political, racial and health issues. Lets say you have a fixed budget for a computer system. Take a rollercoaster ride through the decade that made us. The 70s, 80s and 90s stuff pack covers everything you might expect from the disco era of the 70s, the awesome 80s, and the grungerockin 90s. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Alec baldwin made his first appearance on tv in the 80s with roles on shows like the doctors and knots landing. Dec 11, 2014 rolodex an awesome 80s word for a notsoawesome way of having to keep track of everybody. The decade that made us is a cultural reexamining of an era that changed the course of american history. With rob lowe, kurt andersen, david sirota, tom brokaw. At the time, there were more than two dozen graphics chips companies, a number that would soar to 70 three years later. Comparing 80s technology to now life is awesome now.
There are so many elements, which made the 80s a truly great decade, but one of the greatest contributions, if not the greatest, is the mass introduction of affordable 8bit home micro computers. Its the decade that brought us some of the greatest artists, television shows, and fashion trends. With the belief that the pc one day would become a consumer device for enjoying games and multimedia, nvidia is founded by jensen huang, chris malachowsky and curtis priem. In the 80s, playing a game meant breaking out an actual board, setting it up for 30 minutes, reading the rules for another 30 minutes, then watching your friends just give up and drown their. Apr 24, 2014 41 gifs that prove the 80s was the best decade. National geographic the 80s the decade that made us 720p. The decade that made us 20 part 1 of a 6part documentary exploring the impact the 1980s had on modern life. Jul 28, 2011 songs to best represent the decade 60s to 00s. I often say i was born in the wrong decade and should have been born in the 80 s.
A lot of 80s design incorporated the american flag in some way with stripes and red, white and blue. Science finds that the 80s was the least diverse decade. For them, weve built the equivalent of a time machine. Weve been trained as players over the last decade to just say, i only care. With the capabilities and tools of nvidia rtx, our readymade ray tracing gameworks sdk modules, and microsofts dxr api, epic, remedy and every other developer out there can dramatically increase realism to a degree that was never before possible, and drastically shorten the time it takes to develop and integrate ray tracing effects.
Software is eating the world, as marc andreessen said, but ai is eating software. The decade that made us national geographic society. Sport a 70s disco look with a widecollared suit and bellbottom pants, go 80s glam with shoulder pads and bangle earrings, or throw on a rumpled flannel shirt for a wild 90s grunge look. Rob lowe is getting nostalgic the former brat pack actor has signed on to narrate the national geographic channels upcoming miniseries, the 80s. But it also marked the beginning of a potent alliance between charity and celebrity. Apr 06, 20 explore the continuity of 1980s people, places, and environments using this geostory inspired by the sixpart series the 80s, from national geographic channel. Sep 26, 2014 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration.
The metro exodus nvidia rtx gdc 2018 demo from 4a games. Every year, thousands of high schools and sororities have 80s themed dances and spirit days paying homage to the decade. Many of the most popular consumer products today made their mark in the 1980s. Brain games, a breezy halfhour series that makes science entertaining. Mar 11, 20 rob lowe to narrate nat geo miniseries the 80s. The 80s often described as the decade when greed was good. The decade that made us on national geographic channel. Video game consoles 12 new technologies in the 1980s. The decade that made us season 1 episode 4 masters of the universe.
In the past weve demonstrated realtime ray tracing on many an occasion, but only in basic scenes, or at low framerates. Heavy metal of that decade tended toward shock and gore. The world was a completely different place back in the 80s. This doesnt mean that music from the80s was bad, simply that a very small number of musical styles dominated the charts. The decade that made us is a retrospective journey through a 10year time span of cultural evolution, technological breakthroughs, and political change that set the stage for the state of world and cultural affairs today. Nvda made yet another graphics card announcement last week making it the fourth in just two months. If you were into tech at that time, you were considered a nerd which almost guaranteed being teased, especially if you looked the part.
Even the rolling stones couldnt escape the trends of the decade. This 1981 cult classic starred a very young diane lane. Top 10 eighties computer games worth playing again wired. The decade that made us is the defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity. The decade of greed was also the time of playing arcade video games, making compilation tapes, and dabbling with the first home computers. In 1983, it was aggressive synthesised percussion that came onto the scene and revolutionised pop music, becoming so popular that the decade was the least stylistically diverse. President reagan has set out a vision of a better future for americans. By 2006, nvidia was the only independent still operating. Huge events are staged to deal with the crisis of poverty abroad and at home. Stuff packs are collections of items, accessories, clothes and hair styles available to sims. All use nvidia tesla p100 data center gpu accelerators, including four systems based on the nvidia dgx1 ai supercomputer.
Today, the 80s are thought of as a time full of frosted blue eye shadow, bright neon clothes, and huge hair. The number of software developers following the leading ai frameworks on the github opensource software repository has grown to more than 75,000 from fewer than 5,000 over the past two years. Atari released the atari 2600 in 1977, but sales were slow. We were happy to get rid of disco and polyester, mtv debuted playing only music, computer science was a relatively new college major, antibiotics worked better, we werent afraid of russia anymore, in. Now, as the videos above show, nvidia rtx and the power of voltaarchitecture gpus make realtime ray tracing a reality in highly detailed videogame scenes at playable framerates. The decade that made us season 1 episode 2 in 1981, ronald reagan is propelled into the u. Fastforward a decade or so and you have what is perhaps the most. Video games were in arcades and running on computers like the apple ii in the late 1970s, and even simple video game consoles with games like pong were available. Peter lovering, jane root 20 jim faircloth archive researcher. The decade that made us national geographic channel. The decade that made us is the defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive. Although the subtitle the decade that made us initially sounds like an overreach, its difficult to argue with some of the jawdropping technology, at the very least, birthed during the. A new reality, narrated by rob lowe and premiering july 12 at 98c, follows the same wildly successful formula that made hits of its predecessors, the 80s. The 1980s were a decadent, disastrous, and innovative time in united states history.
It seemed like every month some cool new technology came onto the market. To heir is human the kings quest games were dopey, but a lot of fun. Please contact us if you want to publish a 80s wallpaper on our site. Its time we remember all of the great things that actually happened during the best decade of the 20 th century.
I often say i was born in the wrong decade and should have been born in the 80s. And the first of 7 number 1 songs for the beatles in a one year time frame. The titan x card is built on the companys new pascal architecture, and packs. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. A decade of micro computers, video games and cassette tape howlett, steven on. The docuseries brings a little bit of everything to the table, from the assassinations of world leaders and cultural icons to the evolution of computer technology, making the content difficult to predict from one episode to the next. Supercharged computing for the da vincis and einsteins of our time we pioneered a supercharged form of computing loved by the most demanding computer users in the world scientists, designers, artists, and gamers. Comparing 80s technology to now life is awesome now thrillist. The decade that made us exclusive the threenight event series will bow april 14 and run for three consecutive nights. Generally the nvidia gpu will be much faster but it adds cost to the system. Accelerated computing getting started downloads training. Breaking news national geographic channels the 2000s.
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