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Apple I
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers on April Fool’s Day and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board. -
IBM. PC
Don Estridge and team launch the IBM PC. A basic model with an Intel8088 processor, 16k of memory, a 160k floppy disk drive, and an 11.5-inch black-and white monitor costs $1,565 -
Apple LIsa
Apple’s Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI. It also features a drop-down menu and icons. It flops but eventually evolves into the Macintosh. The Gavilan SC is the first portable computer with the familiar flip form factor and the first to be marketed as a “laptop.” -
Apple's Super Bowl commercial
Apple runs it's famous 1984 commercial intorducing the machintosh, with a Motarola 68000 processor,128k of RAM, a 3.5 inch floppy disk drive, and a built-in 9-inch screen. Price:$2,495 -
World wide web
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989. The web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automatic information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. -
Pentium Microprocessor
The Pentium microprocessor advances the use of graphics and music on PCs. -
Gaming PC's
PCs become gaming machines as "Command & Conquer," "Alone in the Dark 2," "Theme Park," "Magic Carpet," "Descent" and "Little Big Adventure" are among the games to hit the market. -
Google
Sergey Brin and Larry Page develpop Google -
YouTube
YouTube, a video sharing service, is founded. Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone operating system. -
MacBook Pro
Apple introduces the MacBook Pro, its first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based iMac. Nintendo’s Wii game console hits the market. -
Iphone
The Iphone brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
Apple Watch
Apple releases the Apple watch