1990's

By Ca5181
  • Adobe Photoshop

    Adobe Photoshop
    Created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll, sold to Adobe Systems In, and released 2 years later to the public. It is graphic software that can edit and compose images in multiple layers. This technology is important because it has changed the way images and text can be created or edited and has become the industry standard.
  • World Wide Web for Consumers

    World Wide Web for Consumers
    Tim Berners-Lee created the idea of the world wide web to relay data back and forth between a server and a client on a system of interconnected computer networks. This technology was groundbreaking and developed the way we use information today.
  • Text Messaging

    Text Messaging
    Neil Papworth sent a "Merry Christmas" text message from a computer to a Vodafone. A few years later messages were able to be sent from one phone to another. This technology allows us to be independent, efficient and direct through our interactions with each other.
  • Nintendo 64 Released

    Nintendo 64 Released
    Jim Clark of SGI and Nintendo CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi created the project that later became the Nintendo 64. It was named after its 64-bit CPU. The world of games has completely changed from pixelated characters to 3D real-life realistic people.
  • DVD Player

    DVD Player
    Sony Corporation and Pacific Digital Company joined in the creation of the DVD player to be released to the public. This technology paved the way for data storage and video storage.