In 1982, McNealy, who was then manufacturing director at Onyx Systems, a vendor of microprocessor-based Unix systems, was approached by fellow Stanford alumnus Khosla to help provide the necessary organizational and business leadership for the fledgling company.

Following their debut single " Breakdown " and " Tarantula " in late 1982 ( and a reissue in mid-1983 ), a four-track mini-album simply titled Colourbox was released in November 1983, displaying the band's fledgling experimental sound.

Their fame is at least partially down to the fact that they were repeated comparatively recently, in 1982 ( on the fledgling Channel 4 ).

The fledgling station was broadcasting from a tower under construction that collapsed in 1982, killing seven workers.

The first 1541 drives produced in 1982 had a label on the front reading VIC-1541 and had a white case to match the VIC-20.

Carducci suggested they sign with the label, and the Meat Puppets released their first album Meat Puppets in 1982, which among several new originals and a pair of heavily skewed Doc Watson and Bob Nolan covers, featured the songs " The Gold Mine " and " Melons Rising ", two tunes Derrick and Cris originally had written and performed as Atomic Bomb Club previously.

In 1982, Branca launched his own record label, Neutral Records, releasing Y Pants ' LP and the first few records by New York noise rockers Sonic Youth.

Lora Logic released a solo LP, Pedigree Charm, in 1982 on the Rough Trade label.

After performing in several talent shows in the Boston areas in 1982, they won a deal with Maurice Starr's label and released their debut album, Candy Girl.

The album was released in Europe in March 1989 on Warner Bros. Records, which had been Summer's label in Europe since 1982.

On the strength of the growing buzz surrounding them, Queensrÿche released the demo tape as a self-titled EP on their own 206 Records label in 1982.

Terri Nunn rejoined the band as singer in 1980, and they signed to independent label Enigma Records where they had their first significant hit: the controversial synth-driven " Sex ( I'm A ...)" ( 1982 ), which was banned by some radio stations due to its graphic lyrics.

Both the single and the album were Francis ' last original releases ever on MGM Records before Polydor – which bought the label in 1976 – put MGM into defunction in 1982.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Tamla and Gordy in 1982, and the label ( and company ) was purchased by MCA in 1988. Notable Motown artists have included Mary Wells, The Supremes, Four Tops, The Jackson 5, Boyz II Men, Commodores, Lionel Richie, Dazz Band, Brian McKnight, 98 Degrees, and Erykah Badu.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Gordy in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Tamla artists included Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and The Marvelettes.

The label's numbering system was combined with those of Motown and Tamla in 1982, and the label was merged with Motown in 1988. Notable Gordy artists included The Temptations, Martha and the Vandellas, The Contours, Edwin Starr, Rick James, The Mary Jane Girls, Teena Marie, and DeBarge.

In 1982, Kristofferson participated ( with Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, and Brenda Lee ) on The Winning Hand, a double album consisting of remastered and updated performances of recordings the four artists had made for the Monument label during the mid-1960s ; the album reached the top-ten on the U. S. country album charts.

Tuggle was then displaced by Michael Wilk and a new studio album, Wolf Tracks, was released in 1982 on the small Attic ( Nautilus in the U. S .) record label.

The label achieved modest success and continues to hold its independent integrity, claiming to have been " exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982.

After making the one-off single " Cinco de Mayo " for LA Records in 1981 ( Jerry Goldstein's own label, which also reissued Eric Burdon Declares " War " under the title Spill the Wine the same year ), Lowrider signed with RCA Victor Records and recorded Outlaw ( 1982 ) which included the single plus additional singles " You Got the Power ", " Outlaw ", and " Just Because ".

His first zydeco album, Give Me a Good Time Woman was released in 1982 on the Maison de Soul label.

In 1997, Cheap Trick signed with indie label Red Ant Records and released Cheap Trick, produced by Ian Taylor, who the band had previously worked with in 1982 and 1983.

Gerrard and Perry were also a domestic couple and they left Monroe in Australia when they moved to London in May 1982, where they signed with alternative rock label 4AD Records.

" In 1982, after he had released a few more singles, notably the Top 40 " Written Down in My Heart ," Stevens left RCA and returned to Mercury Records, the label that made him a star in the early 1960s.

Although she was concentrating more on acting by that time, she never gave up music ; in 1982, she recorded a single entitled " In Motion " for the Sutra label in New York, and in 1986, she recorded a remake of her old hit " Band of Gold " with Belinda Carlisle.

The title cut " Street Parade " was released as a single from Kansu label at the time, but the rest had to wait till 1982 to see the light of the day, when the album was finally released by Charly Records in the UK.

Nash introduced the band to the Virgin subsidiary record label DinDisc, but they were ultimately signed by London Records, in 1982.

After Discovision Associates shut down in early 1982, Universal Studio's videodisc software label, called MCA Videodisc until 1984, began reissuing many DiscoVision titles.

During this time they toured Europe, Japan and America without major record label support, releasing Hai !, a live album recorded in Japan, in 1982.

For example, Dutch conscripts gained 21 points during only 30 years, or 7 points per decade, between 1952 and 1982.

He was known as a left-winger, and gained prominence for his attacks on Margaret Thatcher's handling of the Falklands War in 1982.

Canada gradually gained greater and greater autonomy over a considerable period of time through inter imperial and commonwealth diplomacy, including 1867's British North America Act, 1931's Statute of Westminster, and even as late as the patriation of the British North America Act in 1982 ( see Constitution of Canada ).

In 1982 Patrese moved to Brabham and gained a lucky win at that year's Monaco Grand Prix when there were five leaders including Andrea de Cesaris and then Didier Pironi who both ran out of fuel whilst leading the final lap.

In 1982, Wheeler and Ridlon established the Jim Thorpe Foundation and gained support from the U. S. Congress.

She was misinterpreted by many as claiming the doctrine as a direct origin of the phrase and the connection gained currency in 1982, when the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights issued a report on wife abuse, titled " Under the Rule of Thumb.

Mulisch gained international recognition with the film The Assault ( 1986 ), which was based on his book The Assault ( 1982 ).

By 1982 Norman had gained some acceptance as a substitute for secular rock artists.

McLaren was later to manage Jimmy The Hoover, formed in 1982, who gained a support slot on a Bow Wow Wow tour.

The term gained currency in the United States in 1983 when syndicated newspaper columnist Bob Greene published a story about a business networking group founded in 1982 by the former radical leader Jerry Rubin, formerly of the Youth International Party ( whose members were called yippies ); Greene said he had heard people at the networking group ( which met at Studio 54 to soft classical music ) joke that Rubin had " gone from being a yippie to being a yuppie ".

Stevens soon gained a reputation as an active prosecutor who vigorously prosecuted violations of federal and territorial liquor, drug, and prostitution laws, characterized by Fairbanks area homesteader Niilo Koponen ( who later served in the Alaska State House of Representatives from 1982 – 1991 ) as " this rough tough shorty of a district attorney who was going to crush crime.

Dion had first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1982 the Christian Democratic Women's league was founded, and the party gained 1. 9 % of the votes, for the first getting more than 100 000 votes.

The last parliamentary by-election in which the Conservatives had gained a seat previously held by another party was in 1982, in Mitcham and Morden.

In 1980, he made his screen debut in the Emmy-winning TV movie The Gold Bug, in which he played the young Edgar Allan Poe, but it was not until the release of the 1982 Kenny Rogers film Six Pack that he gained real notice.

The airport gained its current name in 1982 and is currently US Airways ' largest hub, with service to 175 domestic and international destinations as of 2008.

In the 1982 general election held on 28 October 1982, the PSOE gained 48. 3 % of the vote and 202 deputies ( out of 350 ).

Alt's first big break in modeling was in 1980, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine, but she gained real fame in 1982 when she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

The currency broke above parity with the dollar for the first time in March 1982, and continued to trade between R 1 – R 1, 30 to the dollar until June 1984, when depreciation of the currency gained momentum.

Hobeika gained notoriety when, as the leader of the Phalangist forces, he was accused in directing the massacre in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps on the outskirts of Beirut in 1982.

McCallum never quite repeated the popular success he had gained as Kuryakin until NCIS, though he did become a familiar face on British television in shows such as Colditz ( 1972 – 1974 ), " Kidnapped " ( 1978 ) and in ITV's science-fiction series Sapphire & Steel ( 1979 – 1982 ) opposite Joanna Lumley.

The city was founded on April 1, 1982 when the gained city status.

After the Daewoo Group gained control in 1982, the name was changed once more to Daewoo Motor.

Vieira first gained national recognition as a CBS reporter based in their Chicago bureau from 1982 to 1984.