1980-1990

German Arthur Korn (1870-1945) had the idea that served as the basis for the development of the fax, but it was not manufactured until 1980

Launching of the IBM Personal Computer, extending the term PC to mean compatible with IBM´s P(ersonal)C(omputer) products

Patricia Bath invents the laser for vision correction

The concept of a cellular radio network was invented in 1947 at Bell Laboratories, but it was in 1983 that the first mobile phone equipment was manufactured

The limited partnership Hijos de Vicinay becomes Vicinay Cadenas S.A.