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Computer History of the 1990's

By Blake Thompson

  • IBM 9345 Hard Disk Drive

    IBM 9345 Hard Disk Drive
    The IBM 9345 Disk Drive used magneto-resistive heads which allowed the bits to be stored more densely. It held two 1 GB hard disk assemblies. Source: computerhistory.org

  • The Worldwide Web is created

    The Worldwide Web is created
    Tim Berners-Lee introduces two ideas for the worldwide web which include the idea of people creating a bigger web as it is used more. He creates a browser as well as HTML's and URL's. source: computer history.org

  • Apple introduces Laptop Powerbooks

    Apple introduces Laptop Powerbooks
    Apple introduces laptop powerbooks but meets with little success. It has a trackball, internal floppy drive, and palm rests. These features become common in 1990 computers. Source: computerhistory.org

  • Compact Flash

    Compact Flash
    CompactFlash is introduced by SanDisk and quickly becomes the preferred method of storage. It contains 64 MB of storage. Source: computerhistory.org

  • IBM Microdrive

    IBM Microdrive
    IBM releases their IBM Microdrive. One with 170 MB capacity and one with 340 MB capacity. At the time it was the smallest hard drive in the world. Source: computerhistory.org