-
Period: to
Computer Inventions in the 90's
-
"WorldWide" Web
At CERN, the worlds biggest physics laboratory, a physicist named Tim Berns-Lee submitted two proposals of what would become the Web, in March of 1989 that were both rejected. He proceeded anyway and had a a prototype by Christmas of 1990 on an advanced NeXT computer that featured a HTML, a server, URL's, and the first browser (Which also functioned as an editor/word processor). -
JPEG Standard Finalized
In 1986, a group of international standards organizations used the JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) to create the standards for digital images. By 1992, the group would ultimately determine the rules of the the for of jpeg AKA, .jpg format. This format allows for a trade-off of the quality and size of photos. This format is most commonly used on digital cameras. -
Java 1.0 was Released
Introduced by Sun Microsystems, this project was a successor to the Oak programming language created by James Gosling in 1991. Java offered users the ability to run on any system and gain independence from the big software companies such as Microsoft of Apple. -
SGI releases Maya
SGI (Silicon Graphics Incorporated) originally created Maya to be a next gen 3D animation tool based on previous systems created by Wavefront and Alias. Maya was quickly adopted by the graphics and video game industries, particularly in television and film. Was awarded 3 academy awards between 2003 - 2008 for Technical Achievement. -
Wifi Comes Home
The Wi-Fi Alliance rebrands the growing IEEE 802.11b short-range radio networking standard to become known as "Wi-Fi". This is also the same year that Apple releases it "Airport" router and builds the ability to connect to wi-fi into all of their Mac computers. This, along with other products, helped spearhead the cable-free connections at work and at home.