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Microsoft 3.0
Microsoft released the 3.0 version of their software. This was the first successful version that was pc user friendly. It allowed multiple programs to run at the same time. It also had early versions of Microsoft Word and Excel on it. This has paved the way for how we do everything on a computer. -
Microsoft Laptops
Microsoft Powerbooks was their first laptop but it wasn't successful, so they redid a whole line of laptops. They then created the Powerbook 100, 140, and the 170. Each one had more memory and faster processing. They came with a trackball mouse and floppy disk drives. These laptops is what we came to know in the 90's. -
Doom
Doom was released for the computer. It changed the way people played games. The users were able to customize the appearance and level features by "modding". It was first distributed by USENET. It was a violent game and was brought up in Congressional meetings in 1995. -
Newton a.k.a Personal Data Assistant
Microsoft unveiled the very first version of a handheld computer. It came with many of the features that we still use today. The handwriting recognition software wasn't very good so they discontinued it in 1998. -
Blank Cds
The Compact Disk Rewritable was released in 1997. It was used to download and store data. This changed the way people could save information and many of us remember downloading music onto them. These cds changed the way we listened to music. You didn't have to wait for the dj to play your favorite song on the radio and hurry and press record so you could have it on a tape. Now you could do it all on the computer and never have people interrupt the song before it ended.