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Technology Inventions from 1990-2000

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    1990-2000

  • Linux

    Linux
    Linus Torvalds invented Linux in 1991. It is an OPEN source operating system for computers allowing users to operate much more freely than before. This OS is one of the most famous and is used by Android. It was a huge turning point for the modern internet.
  • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

    Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
    The first PDA called the Newton MessagePad was introduced in 1992 and made available in 1993 by Apple. It was described as a handheld computer and paved the way for the smartphones we use today.
  • Sony Playstation

    Sony Playstation
    This invention allowed gamemakers to create deeper visuals. It drastically increased the level of entertainment received from game systems.
  • Global Positioning System (GPS)

    Global Positioning System (GPS)
    The GPS was initially crated as a war advantage for the United States, used it to guide missiles and bombs with precision. Today it used in every day life by giving us directions to specific locations and other uses.
  • MP3 Player

    MP3 Player
    The First MP3 player was created in 1998 from a South Korean Company and named it the MPMan. It changed the way we listened to music by having a pocket-sized device we could take anywhere to listen to our favorite songs.