Inventions of the 90s

Macintosh Classic PC

1987

Year: 1990
Inventor: Steve Jobs
Invention: Macintosh Classic personal computer
Contribution: Low cost computer that had a had a floppy disk drive. Because of how affordable it was, it was a staple for many homes and businesses.

World Wide Web

1993

Year: 1993
Invention: World Wide Web
Inventor: Tim Berners-Lee
Contribution: The World Wide Web allowed people to type in URLS, search web pages, and each web page would load images. It was not plain like the first web browsers that existed.

Windows 95

1995

Year: 1995
Inventor: Bill Gates
Invention: Windows 95 operating system
Contribution: People were able to use microsoft word on this operating system. Also, there was a start button implemented so you could click start and see a list of any programs installed. It also implemented a taskbar and a notification area.

iMac G3

1998

Year: 1998
Inventor: Steve Jobs
Invention: iMac G3 personal MacIntosh computers
Contribution: These computers were incredibly affordable. A lot of school districts were able to purchase them as the first computers for students. They were cheaper than standard computers, and were basically an "all-in-one" computer without the disk drives.

Google

1998

Year: 1998
Inventors: Larry Page & Sergey Brin
Invention: Google
Contribution: Google is a search engine that now is the most used search engine in the world. The reason it was invented was so that people could type in a specific word or phrase into the search engine, and then Google would search the world wide web and specifically bring up any individual pages that were related to the topic searched.