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Solid State Drive is Commercially Available
Invented by Fulio Masuoka, the SSD started being sold commercially by SunDisk (now SanDisk). -
CompactFlash is Developed
The CompactFlash provided memory for portable digital devices such as digital cameras. -
Java 1.0 is Released
The computer program language, Java, is released. Java is still releasing versions of its language; most recently Java 8 -
Compact CD-RW
Also known as CD-E, made rewriting data on a compact disc available. -
IBM Microdrive
IBM's fist microdrives could provide up to 340 MB in storage.