In the mid-80s the backbone was upgraded to a 2 Mbit / s backbone with 64 kbit / s access links, and a further upgrade in the early 1990s sped the backbone to 8 Mbit / s and the access links to 2 Mbit / s, making Janet the fastest X. 25 network in the world.

With hardcore punk diverging in so many directions, the mid-80s scene was a very fragmented one.

Rubén Blades ’ album Siembra was heard everywhere on the island throughout the mid-80s and has been quoted extensively in the guías and coros of everyone from Van Van ’ s Mayito Rivera ( who quotes ' Plástico ' in his guías on the 1997 classic Llévala a tu vacilón ), to El Médico de la Salsa ( quoting another major hook from ' Plástico '—' se ven en la cara, se ven en la cara, nunca en el corazón '— in his final masterpiece before leaving Cuba, Diós sabe ).

The single's sleeve was designed by Peter Saville, whose distinctive graphics provided OMD's public image well into the mid-80s.

The album was a return to the rock / pop sound of their mid-80s albums and was certified Double Platinum in the UK, but was less successful in the U. S. ( although the single " Don't Ask Me Why " grazed the Billboard Top 40 ).

This period of hip hop was marked by the end of the disco rap stylings of old school, which had flourished prior to the mid-80s, and the rise of a new style featuring " ghetto blasters ".

However, the mid-80s saw the club relegated to the second division, and 1987 was the club's worst season in recent memory as the club fell to 8th position in the Second Division, while local rivals Bryne won the cup and neighbouring minnows Vidar almost won promotion to the Premier League.

** Years ago, the cemetery paid tribute to the Imagineers, much like the one at Florida and Tokyo, but was changed when the queue was expanded some time after the mid-80s, to make room for the handicapped entrance.

In the mid-80s, the song was released in Portuguese ( Suba na minha Moto ) and it was a big hit there, but the biggest hit of the group in the country was Não Se Reprima.

From the mid-70s to mid-80s most of the MARTA rapid transit system was built.

Creation Records was one of the key labels in the mid-80s indie movement, with early releases featuring artists such as Primal Scream, The Jasmine Minks, and The Loft.

When Peter Weinberger was promoted to head of Computer Science Research at Bell Labs, his picture was merged with the AT & T " death star " logo of the mid-80s, creating the PJW Face image that has appeared in innumerable locations, including t-shirts, coffee mugs, CDs, and at least one water tower.

It was licensed in the mid-80s by Merck & Co. and is marketed by a joint venture between Merck and Johnson & Johnson.

As restrictions on operating commercial television stations in Europe were relaxed in the mid-80s, RTL-TVI moved entirely to Brussels, while the popularity of RTL Télévision was somewhat diminished by the success of M6.

As a founding member of Anthrax, Ian's inspiration AC / DC and idol Angus Young " When we started Anthrax, Angus was my absolute inspiration " helped to create thrash metal in the mid-80s alongside Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica.

By the mid-80s he was no longer attached to a single band but concentrated on working as a studio session drummer ; hence the long list of bands and albums he has been involved with.

At 224 Ferguson was as cut as he'd been since the mid-80s, but although he came to fight, Bowe was in impressive form yet again and dispatched Ferguson in two rounds.

During his feud with manager Jimmy Hart ( Lawler is a factor for " The Mouth of the South " Jimmy Hart entering professional wrestling ; Lawler wanted to record a wrestling album with him singing and, since they had gone to school together, he called Hart and asked him to be a part of it ) in the mid-80s, Hart became known as " The Wimp ", a nickname given to him by Lawler and chanted by fans.

The Mice were a young Cleveland-based power-pop trio active in the mid-80s.

This reliance on the specific hardware of the IBM PC led to 1-2-3 being utilized as one of the two litmus test applications for true 100 % compatibility when PC clones started to appear in the early-to mid-80s.

Now physically in his mid-80s, a weak and feeble Red Skull planned for a final showdown with his arch-rival.

Since the mid-80s, Breydon Water has been a nature reserve in the care of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ).

In the mid-80s, Dr. Chapman shifted his focus to commercial space -- building private companies that develop products and services for space-based, as well as Earth-oriented businesses.

This call for community improvement evolved into the non-profit Montrose Project by the mid-80s but changed into the Museum District Development Association of Houston ( MDDAH ) shortly thereafter.

By the mid-80s Marvin reverted to a third Red Fiesta Fender Stratocaster guitar for studio and concerts.

Having been a football pundit for BBC since the mid-80s, he left for ITV in 1994, following a legal dispute with the corporation over allegations made against him in a Panorama programme.

The Greek sponge trade was centered close to the Dodecanese with Kalymnos being the most prominent for centuries and until mid-80s, when a disease hit the eastern Mediterranean destroying a great number of sponges and damaging the sponge-fishing industry as a result.

Boys Don't Cry were discovered by Paul Oakenfold, who was a talent scout for Profile Records in London in the mid-80s.

One of the trains sometimes ran backwards for a few years in the mid-80s.

Originally s 1000 watt daytime-only station, in the mid-80s WAEC increased power to 5, 000 watts, then was licensed for a 24 hour signal with 500 watts during nighttime hours and 2, 500 watts during critical hours.

Milt Jackson and Paulinho da Costa recorded for Pablo from the mid-70s to the mid-80s.

After several years of fundraising and with the help and support of the city, the old zoo was closed in the mid-80s for a complete reconstruction in which nearly all traces of the original zoo ( including Fairyland ) were removed.

The first wireless EKG Heart rate monitor was invented in 1977 as a training aid for the Finnish National Cross Country Ski team and as ' intensity training ' became a popular concept in athletic circles in the mid-80s, retail sales of wireless personal heart monitors started from 1983.

These discos would be closed by the time of the mid-80s, for unclear reasons, to be replaced by weekly Sunday Night Gay Parties or " Shadow Nights " run by the former management of Shadows ( affectionately known as the " Shadow Management ").

It has made no films of its own since the mid-80s, but it survives under its revised name, and in recent years has provided funding for other projects.

The decision was entirely unexpected because the relationship between Reed and Cale had been sour ever since the late 60s, and though it had ameliorated after back catalogue royalty renegotiations in the mid-80s, it had hit another low after their 1990 collaboration Songs for Drella.

A Swede of Greek descent, he has been known for his speed and precision since his mid-80s stint with King Diamond.

Another " bits and pieces " collection, Boots followed in 2003, the title being both McNabb ’ s nickname ( after his penchant for wearing Beatles-style boots in the mid-80s while with The Icicle Works ), and a reference to the ‘ official bootleg ’ nature of the release.

This reality has two attempts for establishment of an institution to ensure the preservation of the feasts of Pasto, but efforts of the mid-80s, and the start of the 90s, were not fruitful because the various sectors involved don't agree, it will be the Mayor of Pasto, which still managed the festival through a special Undersecretary's Office called the Carnival Office, this office began to concern about the loss of identity of Blacks and Whites ' Carnival, mainly with the massive introduction of the Ecuadorian canned foam.

Joaquín Andújar ( ; born December 21, 1952 ) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who became one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball while playing with the St. Louis Cardinals in the mid-80s.

So when The Metropolitan closed in the mid-80s, its space was extensively reworked to form a much larger food court adjacent to the center court.