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.

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

In the mid-80s he was part of a powerful outfield trio for the Jays, playing center field between George Bell and Jesse Barfield.

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 the mid-80s he played in the HTV production of Robin of Sherwood ( released as Robin Hood in the US ) with Jason Connery as Robin.

The band released three albums in the early to mid-80s.

* mid-80s, released the QUAD 66 / 606 system, along with the first QUAD CD player.

An edited version was made to film length and released on a VHS in the mid-80s.

By the mid-80s, however, KMET had become unfocused and stale, and KLOS took a big lead in the ratings.

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.

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.

During the mid-80s there was a rivalry between Mr. Magic and Kool DJ Red Alert, who hosted a weekly show on WRKS-FM.

Other game shows taped there included Hollywood Squares ( the mid-80s edition hosted by John Davidson ), Password ( game show ) and Password All-Stars ( 1971 – 75, both hosted by Allen Ludden ).

The biggest radio stations in the region from the late 70s to mid-80s were RLWE ( Radio Limerick Weekly Echo ), Raidio Luimni, Big L, and Hits 954.

Personnel shuffles abounded in the mid-80s: In September 1984 Bob Weaver took over the drum throne and played with the group until late spring of 1986.

A mid-80s TV appearance included Airwolf as a country & western singer.

By the mid-80s, however, fans of more traditional country music were growing restless.

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.

In the mid-80s French Antilles Kassav, the first in the Caribbean to use MIDI technology, took Caribbean music to another level by recording in a digital format.

The cartoons perfectly complemented Auberon Waugh's scabrous and surreal flights of invective, and when Waugh moved his column to The Daily Telegraph as the " Way of the World " in the mid-80s, Rushton followed.

Later in the mid-80s, the Laibach sound became more richly layered with samples from classical music including from Gustav Holst ’ s The Planets.

In the last stages of the Troubles, during the mid-80s, the IRA smuggled a number of military flamethrowers ( supplied to them by the Libyan government ) into Northern Ireland.

The mid-80s Washington D. C. post-hardcore scene would also see the birth of emo.

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

From the mid-80s the beach has been wider and more people have thus been able to enjoy it.

Summers highs average in the mid-80s ° F, with winter highs in the mid-30s ° F.

The band also covers two songs (" Milk ( Ode to Billy )" and " Chromatic Death ") originally recorded by Stormtroopers of Death, a mid-80s side project by Anthrax members Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, and then-bassist Dan Lilker.

Pettibon started working in collage in the mid-80s with simple newsprint elements collaged onto black and white images.

Since the mid-1980s, the term " Industrial dance " has been used to describe the music of Cabaret Voltaire ( early 80s ), early Die Krupps, Portion Control, The Neon Judgement, Clock DVA, Nitzer Ebb, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Ministry ( mid-80s era ), KMFDM, Yeht Mae, Leæther Strip, Combichrist or early Spahn Ranch.

In the mid-80s while rapping in small venues and after a record deal went sour, Hammer borrowed US $ 20, 000 each from former Oakland A's players Mike Davis and Dwayne Murphy to start a record label business called Bust It Productions.

In the mid-80s, Mixmaster Spade and his Compton Posse would define the early form of gangsta rap or reality rap.

The U. S. Census Bureau view on the future of longevity is that life expectancy in the United States will be in the mid-80s by 2050 ( up from 77. 85 in 2006 ) and will top out eventually in the low 90s, barring major scientific advances that can change the rate of human aging itself, as opposed to merely treating the effects of aging as is done today.