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IBM Personal Computer
IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) is the inventor. This was a revolutionary advancement in personal computing by introducing a platform for hardware and software. This allowed third party developers to use and create software for themselves. -
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Technology Timeline
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1983
Apple Lisa, from Apple Inc, led the charge for the first personal pc to show a graphical user interface (GUI) and a mouse to operate. This was the first iteration of icons, windows, menus, and setting a foundation for future software. -
1985
Windows 1.0. Microsoft. This was the very first attempt at using a IBM's graphical operating environment. Windows featured drop down menus, graphical applications, and furthering GPU processing. -
1987
Adobe Photoshop. Thomas and John Knoll, this revolutionized the digital world, offering tools to change imagery the way we know it. Image editing, manipulations, enhancement, and advanced technology completely by being able to change and design visual art. -
1989
World Wide Web. Time Berners-Lee. Full access to the internet, a decentralized system of hyperlinked documents accessible with a hard wired connection to the internet. This laid a foundation for the modern web, enabling creations of search engines like google and online platforms.