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Technological Advances
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The First graphics coprocessors invented by S3 Graphics
A graphics coprocessor is a microprocessor specially designed for handling graphics computations. Most graphics accelerators include a graphics coprocessor. -
The Beowulf (Linux) Clusters invented
A Beowulf cluster is a computer cluster of identical mid grade computers networked together in a local are netowrk with libraries and programs installed, allowing them to share processes in order to increase their preformance greatly. -
Windows 95 released by Microsoft
Window's 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft which was a vast improvement from earlier Microsoft products. -
Google.com is registered as a domain
The search engine is created, but google incorporated isn't established till the following year. -
The first beta of Microsoft.net framework is released
a software framework is an abstraction in which software providing generic functionality can be selectively changed by additional user-written code, thus providing application-specific software. -
"The Facebook" launched by Mark Zuckerberg
The facebook is a social media site, allowing users to share information with eachother. -
The first iphone is introduced
The introduction of the iphone greatly changed the course that cellular devices would take moving forward. -
Motion sensing control systems introduced
Microsoft introduced the first motion sensing control system called the "Kinect" -
The kindle fire is introduced by Amazon
Amazon created the kindle fire (an e-book reader) to compete with the ipad which came out in 2009. -
Vehicle to vehicle communication
Though it isn't available yet, in the next year or so new cars will be able to communicate with eachother, dramaticaly reducing the number of car crashes.
