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February:
Introduction of DECnet Phase III -- the most advanced networking in the computer industry.

DECnet products made it possible to build networks of over 200 nodes, considered very large in 1980. Phase III was supported on seven operating systems and three hardware families.

April:
VMS version 2.0 is released.

VMS version 2.0 offered the industry's largest array of languages on one system including VAX-11, FORTRAN, BASIC, PASCAL, COBOL-74 and PL/I, DSM and PDP-11 CORAL 66/VAX.

June:
DIGITAL, Intel and Xerox cooperate in Ethernet local area network project.

The DIGITAL LAN products that built on Ethernet technology allowed minicomputer, terminal servers and network devices to be connected with ease. Here, Dave Cleveland of Data Communications displays an Ethernet transceiver.

October:
Introduction of the VAX-11/750.

The VAX-11/750 was the second member of the VAX family and the industry's first Large Scale Integration (LSI) 32-bit minicomputer.

October:
The RM80 disk is introduced.

The medium-capacity RM80 disk drive was DIGITAL's first product based on Winchester technology, incorporating advanced microprocessor control and industry leadership RAMP features.

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