Gen z

GENZ TIMELINE

  • 1990- Adobe Photoshop

    1990- Adobe Photoshop
    February 1990, adobe photoshop was a tool for processing and displaying grayscale images on a monochrome display for the public to use.
  • 1991- Linux

    1991- Linux
    Linus Torvalds developed the industry changing open source Linux operating system. Torvalds ended up creating one of the biggest platforms for the internet including: Amazon, Google, Facebook, Twitter.
  • 1992- Text Messages

    1992- Text Messages
    The very first text sent on December 3, 1992 simply said, "Merry Christmas." From Neil Papworth
  • 1993- World Wide Web

    1993- World Wide Web
    The World Wide Web was released on April 30, 1993. It allowed users to create websites with graphics, audio, hyperlinks.
  • 1994- IBM Simon

    1994- IBM Simon
    The world's first smartphone. The IBM Simon is a personal communicator handheld touchscreen. Which includes features like a calculator, world clock, on screen keyboard, and an address book.
  • 1995- RealAudio

    1995- RealAudio
    Kickstarted the era of streaming media over the internet.
  • 1996- Tamagotchi

    1996- Tamagotchi
    the original virtual pet, is a childhood staple of the 1900s. More than 40 million units were sold worldwide. This portable handheld device taught children to be responsible.
  • 1997- The DVDs

    1997- The DVDs
    DVDs are storage media used to store digital data, such as music, videos/movies, software programs, and documents.
  • 1998- Google

    1998- Google
    A popular search engine for information about ( someone or something) on the internet.
  • 1999- Napster

    1999- Napster
    Napster was a peer-to-peer file sharing application primarily associated with digital audio file distribution.