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Technology of the 1990's
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World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee released the source code for the world’s first web browser and editor to the public that would become the Internet that we've come to know today. SOURCE: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/world-wide-web-launches-in-public-domain -
Playstation is Released
In December of 1994, Playstation is released to the public in Japan and later released to the United States in 1995. The Playstation One was not the first CD based gaming console to be released but it was the first one to give major cartridge console developers such as Nintendo a run for their money and eventually helping lead into the disk based system we see today. SOURCE:https://www.britannica.com/topic/PlayStation -
DVD is Released
The first DVDs and DVD players are offered to the public in Japan. DVDs could hold more storage then the previously released CDs and quickly became the standard for watching movies at home, replacing videotapes. SOURCE:https://www.britannica.com/technology/DVD -
First MP3 Player Released
In 1998, South Korea's Saehan Information Systems created the worlds first portable digital audio player called the MPMAN. It sold 50,000 units its first year but was only a small success compared to Apples highly successful iPod that would come out just 3 years later. SOURCE:https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/03/from-walkman-to-ipod-what-music-tech-teaches-us-about-innovation/253158/ -
Game Boy Color Released
In late 1998, Nintendo released its successor the the Game Boy Pocket which was named the Game Boy color. It supported a maximum of 50 colors compared to the originals limit of 4. The Game Boy Color was a huge success making it the 3rd most sold gaming console of all time at 118 million units sold. SOURCE:https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Game_Boy_Color