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History of the PC

By mistriker

  • First PC

    First PC
    IBM introduces its first PC.

  • First Portable Computer

    First Portable Computer
    Adam Osborne completes the first portable computer, the Osborne I, which weighs 24 pounds.

  • Windows

    Windows
    Microsoft releases Windows.

  • Intel386™ microprocessor and Compaq ships PC based on the chip

    Intel386™ microprocessor and Compaq ships PC based on the chip
    Intel introduces the Intel386™ microprocessor and Compaq is the first to ship a PC based on the chip.

  • Sound Blaster* audio card for the PC.

    Sound Blaster* audio card for the PC.
    Creative Labs releases its first Sound Blaster* audio card for the PC.

  • WWW Created

    WWW Created
    In Geneva, Switzerland, Tim Berners-Lee develops a new technique for distributing information on the Internet, eventually called the World Wide Web.

  • Windows 95 and Internet Explorer

    Windows 95 and Internet Explorer
    Microsoft launches Windows* 95 and its browser, Internet Explorer.

  • PC Turns 20

    PC Turns 20
    The PC turns 20 and the number of PCs sold worldwide between 1981 and 2000 reaches 835 million

  • PCs Outsell TVs

    PCs Outsell TVs
    PCs outsell TVs during the holiday season for the first time.

  • Lenovo

    Lenovo
    Lenovo acquires IBM's PC division