1990s significant computer inventions

  • Intel's Touchstone Delta supercomputer system

    Intel's Touchstone Delta supercomputer system
    A. 1990
    B. Intel's Touchstone Delta Supercomputer
    C. Justin Rattner
    D. This supercomputer was funded by the government and was used for projects such as processing real-time satellite images and for simulating molecular models in AIDS research.
  • PowerBook Laptop is introduced

    PowerBook Laptop is introduced
    A. 1991
    B. Apple's PowerBook Series of portable computers
    C. Apple
    D. The PowerBook is a series of portable computers designed by Apple. The series included three different models. The PowerBook 100 was the entry-level machine. The PowerBook 140 was more powerful and had larger memory. The PowerBook 170 was the high end model, it came with a faster processor and a floating point unit as well.
  • CompactFlash

    CompactFlash
    A. 1994
    B. CompactFlash by SanDisk
    C. SanDisk
    D. The CompactFlash came out in 1994 and quickly became the preferred memory storage option in consumer and professional electronic devices. It was highly popular in digital still cameras and video cameras
  • Java 1.0 introduced

    Java 1.0 introduced
    A. 1995
    B. Java 1.0
    C. James Gosling
    D. Java 1.0 was introduced in 1995. It allowed for a program to run on any system. It offered users independence from traditional large software vendors like Microsoft and Apple.
  • Microsoft introduces Visual Studio

    Microsoft introduces Visual Studio
    A. 1997
    B. Microsoft Visual Studio
    C. Microsoft
    D. In 1997 Microsoft introduced Visual Studios. This allowed for developers to create programs, websites, web apps and web services.