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Technology Advancements from 1990-1999

By melrivera
  • Microsoft Windows was released to the public

    Microsoft Windows was released to the public

    Due to this first computer software, the PC has since been evolved and widely used by schools across the nation.
  • Adobe Photoshop software was made available

    Adobe Photoshop software was made available

  • The first internet website was set up

    The first internet website was set up

  • The first text message was sent

    The first text message was sent

    Neil Papworth created and sent the first text message to Richard Jarvis (director of Vodafone)
  • Dial-up internet became accessible

    Dial-up internet became accessible

    The internet was made available for anyone to use as long as they have a dial-up.
  • Mosaic is introduced

    Mosaic is introduced

    Mosaic was the first web browser to integrate multimedia text and graphics
  • The first Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were released by Apple Computer Inc.

    The first Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) were released by Apple Computer Inc.

    These handheld personal computers provide computing and information storage and retrieval capabilities for personal or business use, often for keeping schedules, calendars and an address book.
  • Windows 95 is introduced by Microsoft.

    Windows 95 is introduced by Microsoft.

    Windows 95 was a computer operating system created by Microsoft
  • First Learning Management Systems become available

    First Learning Management Systems become available

    Learning Management Systems, such as WebCT (which later became Blackboard), become available and allow an online teaching environment
  • Yahoo! domain is created

    Yahoo! domain is created

    First created in 1994, Yahoo gets its first 1 million hits in 1994, and finally gets its own domain this year.
  • DAISY Consortium was established

    DAISY Consortium was established

    The Digital Accessible Information System Consortium was established to develop an international standard for digital talking book
  • Graziadei described criteria for evaluating products and developing technology-based courses

    Graziadei described criteria for evaluating products and developing technology-based courses

    Graziadei described criteria for evaluating products and developing technology-based courses that include being portable, replicable, scalable, affordable, and having a high probability of long-term cost-effectiveness.
  • First social media site is created

    First social media site is created

    The site SixDegrees.com was the first on the social media scene
  • Internet Explorer 4.0 was introduced

    Internet Explorer 4.0 was introduced

    Microsoft released the web browser Internet Explorer, which eventually took over the
  • The internet speeds up (kind of)

    The internet speeds up (kind of)

    Internet users become interested in internet with "high speed" connections
  • Microsoft takes over

    Microsoft takes over

    By 1999, Microsoft had taken over 90% of the internet and operating systems market.