Timeline of UI

By bigsad
  • Xerox PARC opens

    Leading to the invention of the GUI, mouse, and OOP
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    Era of PC begins

    The Personal Computer becomes more popular, along with the importance of user experience
  • MITS creates the Altair

    Altair was the first personal computer
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    Atari 2600

    One of the first home consoles to popularise video gaming.
    Game cartridges allowed for a wide range of games to be changed in and out
  • CD's

    CD's
    Groundwork for multimedia content delivery (video, audio, text). Allowed for a easily portable form of physical media sharing.
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh
    Made computers accessible to a wider audience and paving the way for modern computer interfaces.
  • Adobe Illustrator

    Adobes first software application Adobe illustrator releases, continuously being used today, being a staple in digital media.
  • World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet. Revolutionising communication.
  • IBM Simon First Touchscreen Phone (1992)

    The IBM Simon was the first touchscreen when it came out in 1992. Evolving towards modern day touch screen phones
  • World Wide Waiter First online restaurant delivery service

    Paved the way for modern day online delivery, where most restaurants now offer online delivery due to its popularity
  • Wikipedia Launched

    Wikipedia's launched which would lead to one of the first major websites to start online collaborative creation.
  • Start of Web 2.0

    The second generation of the world wide web released
  • Youtube is Launched

    Youtube's launch of a massive online content sharing platform where many would create videos online to others.
  • Netflix release

    Netflix release
    Netflix's release as a streaming services which let you watch a variety of movies and shows, which saw a massive growth to the popularity of streaming services
  • Launch of HTML 5

    HTML 5 release lead to improved support on different devices, mobile optimization, and different browser computability.