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First computer
The First PC ,IBM, had a disk operating system -
First Laptop
The osborne 1 was the real first laptop. it weighed 24 pounds and cost around 1100$. it was never sucessful but it was a step in making PC's smaller and moveable. -
Adobe is founded
original creator of PostScript as well as several popular software applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Pagemill, Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat -
PC World magazine
First PC magazines go to news stands everywhere -
First PC game!
The beginning of the greatest adventure computer gaming series is released by Sierra. Kings Quest 1: Quest for the crown is released to the public -
EGA
IBM introduces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) video card with higher resolution, more colors, and a quicker response then previous video cards -
First Virus ever made
The first virus was made in Chauburji, Lahore, Pakistan, 1986
Two programmers named Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, .replace the executable code in the boot sector of a floppy disk with their own code designed to infect each 360kb floppy accessed on any drive. -
Bill gates
Microsoft is listed on the New York Stock Exchange selling shares to the public at $21 each, making Bill Gates one of the worlds youngest billionaires. -
Chipset
Chipsets begin to be found on computer motherboards. -
New progarms
Microsoft introduces Microsoft Works. -
Text to speech
Creative Labs introduces the SoundBlaster, a sound card for the PC that contains an 11-voice FM synthesizer with text-to-speech, digitized voice input / output, a MIDI port, a joystick port and bundled software. -
New processor
Intel releases the 486DX processor, with more than 1 million transistors and multitasking capabilities. -
First step to internet
In 1990 Tim Berners-Lee, working with Robert Cailliau at CERN create hypertext' system, which is the first start of the Internet as we know it today. -
Windows
Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 a completely new version of Microsoft Windows. it sells more than 3 million copies in one year. -
Apple 7
Apple introduces System 7 operating system -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is launched to the public. Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland develops the Web as a research tool. -
second real video game
The Sega Genesis game "Zero Wing" is introduced. "All your base are belong to us" -
Intel's new chip
Intel releases the 486DX2 chip March 2 with a clock doubling ability that generates higher operating speeds. -
Internet
Internet Society formed. -
"peace is no longer a dream but a reality" B.C
President Bill Clinton puts the United States White House online with a World Wide Web page and E-mail address for the President, Vice President and first lady -
Intel's fastest processor yet!
Intel releases the Pentium Processor, a 60Mhz, 2.2million transistors processor for $878.00 -
New Apple president
John Scully is named president of Apple Computers -
Big boy now!
The internet grows massively, more servers more sites blogs forums! -
DOOM!
The PC game DOOM by Id Software , Today, DOOM is thought of as a turning point for first person shooters and for computer games in general. without DOOM who knows what first person shooters would be like today! -
YAHOOOOOO!
YAHOO is created by David Filo and Jerry Yang. Today, Yahoo! is one of the most well known and most visited pages on the Internet. -
To Explore!
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 1.0 for web searchs and other business -
ATX
Intel releases the new motherboard form factor ATX.. ATX is the size of the motherboard now a days there are smaller motherboards then ATX -
Google your toogle!
Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page as a world wide search engine for the internet. -
Celeron
Intel releases the Celeron processor which is similar to the Pentium II but lacks L2 cache as well as the Pentium II shell and uses a new Covington core which is running at 66Mhz system bus -
Third time is the charm!
The Intel Pentium III 500 MHz which utilized the Socket 370 socket in addition to the Slot1 configuration. -
XP 64-bit
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition for Itanium systems is released. -
XP
Microsoft Windows XP home and professional editions are released to the public as new operating systems , OS, -
Two's better then one!
Intel releases the Core2 Duo Processor E6320 (4M Cache, 1.86 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB) Fastest processor on the market at the time
