Five Significant Computer Inventions in 1990's

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  • 1990- WorldWideWeb, the first web browser is found

    1990- WorldWideWeb, the first web browser is found
    The browser allowed access to the web from a wide variety of operating systems and devices

  • 1992- First SMS text message sent

    1992- First SMS text message sent
    Engineer Neil Papworth sent a message to Richard Jarvis' Vodafone orbital 901 handset. The message sent said "Merry Christmas."

  • 1993- Mosaic Web Browser

    1993- Mosaic Web Browser
    Mosaic was the first web browser invented that could display images. It was created by Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina, who were grad students at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.

  • 1995- Windows 95

    1995- Windows 95
    Windows 95 was the first version of Windows to include IE, which would become the most popular browser for over a decade. This was considered the modern desktop experience.

  • 1998- Google founded

    1998- Google founded
    Before Google, search engine wars were dominating the news. Google is what everyone I know uses today for anything on the web they want to know.