Technology in the 1990s

World Wide Web made public

1991

created by Tim Berners-Lee. Easy to use web browsing software, making the internet more accessible.

MP3 file format made public

1993

created by Fraunhofer Society under Karlheinz Brandenburg. Would go on to become the standard for audio/music on PCs.

Windows 95

1995

produced by Microsoft, this 32-bit OS would become so popular it would become the standard operating system for most PCs

Java programming language

1995

developed by James Gosling/Sun Microsystems, was integrated into the graphical web browsers to enhance user experience.

iMac all-in-one computer

1998

created by Apple, became a go-to option for inexpensive desktop computers (many of us saw these in school!)