Technology

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1976	Apple I	Sometimes credited as the first personal computer. Prodominantly for the electronic hobbiest. Discontinued in 1977 CPU: 1 MHz RAM: 4KB Price 1976: $666.66 (1999 collectors item around $16000)
01/01/1979	Thermal inkjet technology	Thermal inkjet technology is invented at HP laboratories. Released in 1984 as the Think Jet printer.
01/01/1981	The Quantel Paintbox	A computer grahics workstation essentially used in TV. It was used by six artists and designers, including David Hockney and Richard Hamilton, to create original artwork in the 1986 BBC Series "Painting With Light".
12/01/1982	Adobe	1982 Adobe Systems is an American computer software company was founded in December 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke.
01/01/1983	Epson HX-20	The HX-20 was considered as the worlds first handheld computer (early laptop), announced in 1981 & prodominantly distributed in 1983. Termed a %u2018briefcase%u2019 portable computer, it offered a built-in printer, 120 x 32 pix display screen and microcassette data storage system. Now highly prized among collectors.
07/27/1986	Apple Macintosh Plus	Two years after the release of the first Macintosh computer, Apple finally hit its stride with the venerable Mac Plus, which corrected several defects of the original Mac and became one of the company's most-loved (and used) products. The stylish all-in-one box featured a Motorola 68000 processor, a built-in 9-inch monochrome display, and a 3.5-inch floppy drive. Chief among its innovations was a SCSI port so you could attach an external hard drive, and 1MB of RAM, which was upgradable to 4MB.
01/01/1989	Canon CLC 500	Canon was one of the pioneers of electrophotographic colour. By 1989 it had developed the first Colour Laser Copier (CLC 500), which was essentially a digital colour laser printer with a scanner bolted on top. Soon after that it introduced an interface board that let you connect a computer to turn it into a true printer. EFI plugged in a PostScript Rip and the rest is history. Used in a QED programe (Art & Chips 1992) by Richard Hamiltons to revisit his previous 1956 collage.
01/01/1990	Iris 3047	Significance A seminal machine in fine art inkjet printing regarded as the first technology to bridge printmaking & photography (used by Hamilton & D. Hockney). The Iris was appropriated by Nash editions due to its initial high quality image output. Later improvements and adaptions would be made towards tailoring the printer for fine art needs - image quality, useing heavy weight paper, improvement with ink permanace, image adjustment software.
02/01/1990	Photoshop 1	Photoshop Version 1. Produced by Thomas & John Knoll in 1987, released by Adobe in 1990 for Mac in feb
02/02/1994	Epson Stylus Colour	First high quality Desktop color ink jet printer with 720 x 720 dpi resolution (Epson Stylus Color)
01/01/1995	Durst Lambda 130	Durst Lambda 130 introduced (printed on light sensitive paper using a LaserJet) %u2013 Light jet %u2013price now $299 000
05/01/1998	Photoshop 5	Released in May version 5 encoperateda Color Management system. Mac Holbert (Nash Editions) stated that this was when Nash %u2018seriously began to cretae a colour managed workflow%u2019
07/28/1998	hp 3000 series	Part of hp 3000 series of wide format printers the 3500 is a 54%u201D DesignJet with an internal RIP which has been documented as a mile stone for hp. This printer would be the foundations for the 5000 series
01/01/2000	Epson Stylus 870/ 1270	-First seven-color archival desktop photo printer (Epson Stylus 870/ 1270)
01/02/2002	Epson 9000	Significance Epson 9000 44%u2019 series printer - the first inkjet printer to rival the Iris printer at a 10th of the price. R. Mac Holbert of Nash Editions states, %u201CIf the 9000 is not the Iris killer, the next incarnation will be.%u201D
01/01/2004	Epson Ultra chrome inks	Many fine-art printers consider Ultrachome inks to be one of the most significant advancements to inkjet printing. These inks gave birth to the new, industry-approved term for inkjet prints: pigmented prints. Pigmented Prints replaces the term Giclee which fell out of favor in 2003. From
02/02/2005	Epson Stylus Pro 9800	Epson releases the Epson Stylus Pro 9800 44-inch professional wide-format printer, with new 8-color UltraChrome K3 ink technology and a resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi. Significance Advanced Black & White technology in both inks and driver. Preferred printer for fine art market
01/01/2006	HP Vivera inks	Significance: HP Vivera inks aimed at professional photographers. Print permanence up to 200 years with several papers. Uses Electrosteric Encapsulation Technology (EET). To stop pigment particals sticking together creating more even consistant prints.
01/01/2007	HP Designjet z3100 Photo	Key Words: HP Fine Art Market Printer priner 12 inks (increased gamut & smoothing) Gloss cardridge High image permanance rating Significance First hp Fine Art Market Printer.Now considered on par with Epson in the fine art wide format market. New generation 12 colour inkset with a gloss cartridge. HP z3100 Spec Print Width: 44 inch Inks: Hp Vivera 12 colour ink set: Red, Green, Blue, Magenta, Yellow, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Light Grey, Grey, P hoto Black, Matte Black, Gloss Enhancer Printh
04/16/2007	Adobe CS3	As part of the Adobe Creative Suite Photoshop CS3 (The 10th version) was released on April 16.
11/01/2007	Epson SP11880	Print Width: 64 inch Ink:Epson Ultra Chrome K3 with Vivid Magenta 9 colour ink set: (C, VM, Y, LC, LM, LK, LLK, Photo K & Matte K) interchangeable Matte & Photo Black Printhead technology: Epson Micro Piezo%u2122 drop-on-demand inkjet technology Lightfastness: Up to 75 years for colour prints In excess of 100 years for B&W prints Res: 2880 x 1440dpi Bi-Directional, Epson Variable-sized Droplet Technology