5 Significant Inventions in Computer History

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  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    Tim Berners-Lee wrote the first web page editor/browser (“WorldWideWeb.app”) and the first web server (“httpd“) At the end of 1990, the first web page was served on the open internet.

  • The First Webcam

    The First Webcam
    The first webcam started with an empty coffee pot. Dr. Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky worked at the University of Cambridge. They invented the webcam to help programmers keep an eye on coffee levels.

  • IBM ThinkPad Notebook

    IBM ThinkPad Notebook
    IBM's President Thomas J. Watson used the word "think" to motivate and inspire his employees.
    The first ThinkPad Notebook was designed and manufactured for IBM by Zenith Data Systems in 1992.

  • Intel's Pentium Microprocessor

    Intel's Pentium Microprocessor
    Pentium is a family of microprocessors, developed by Intel Corporation. In 1993, Pentium was introduced and became the first choice for personal computers.

  • Sony PlayStation

    Sony PlayStation
    The Sony PlayStation was released in 1994 in Japan, 1995 in the United States. It went for $299. PlayStation's sales exceeded one hundred million consoles, 9 years after its release.