Technology Use Progression in the 1990's

By mccrequired

  • First Pentium Processor

    First Pentium Processor
    Chief Architect - John H. Crawford
    First processor with superscalar architecture and a 64-bit external data bus. With the increase in speed and efficiency, it really drove the personal computer boom in the 1990's

  • Public World Wide Web

    Public World Wide Web
    Inventor - Tim Berners-Lee
    While the WorldWideWeb project was created in 1991, the first release to the general public was in 1993, thus revolutionizing the way the internet worked. Content was now free to be shared through browsers.

  • Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)

    Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
    Developed by and agreed to by multiple companies including Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, Hitachi, JVC, and more, this format paved the way for large data storage allowing for larger application, more personal storage, and faster data access. It was also pretty amazing that so many companies were able to agree upon one standard.

  • Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi
    Many contributions were made to the wi-fi standard in use today but credit normally goes to a dual effort from NCR Corporation and AT&T Corporation for the technology that led to the standard called WaveLAN. Wi-Fi was to the internet what cordless phones were to home telephones. With Wi-Fi you were now able to put your computer anywhere in your home and still get internet. This led to internet cafe's and a much more mobile surfing experience.

  • Google

    Google
    Founders of Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin
    Starting as BackRub in 1996, Google's search engine brought about a revolution in how we find information on the world wide web. Previous search engines existed but the Google algorithm was far more extensive and provided more accurate information.