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Technology of 90's

By Kaitlynn Lull

  • Adobe Photoshop

    Adobe Photoshop
    Invented by: Thomas Knoll & John Knoll
    The Knoll brothers felt there was a lack of photo-editing features for computers and created their own starting in the 1980’s. Adobe saw the coding and decided to invest, and Photoshop 1.0 was created in 1990 and was released to the market for purchase. This has allowed all types of artists all over the world to create in new ways and make extraordinary masterpieces that have even become careers.

  • Mosaic Browser

    Mosaic Browser
    Invited by: Marc Andreessen & Eric Bina
    Many browsers already existed at this time, but Mosaic was the first browser that could display graphics, images, and text at the same time. Mosaic later became Netscape and dominated among browser for the remainder of the 90’s. With the ability to post video clips, images, and sound, Mosaic heavily influenced how other browsers run and they followed along in this revolution of web browsers.

  • Sony PlayStation

    Sony PlayStation
    Invented by: Sony
    Sony created and released the PlayStation in 1994 in Japan. It was a massive hit and later launched in the United States in 1995. The PlayStation began the shift from cartridges over to CDs and paved the way in this venture for other gaming systems to make the shift. CD-ROM technology had already been around in the background of the computer market, and the first PlayStation helped bring this technology to the forefront and started to become more visible on the computer market.

  • Google

    Google
    Invented by: Larry Page & Sergey Brin
    The world’s largest search engine started out as a research project called Backrub. Page started the project due to his annoyance with following links and becoming lost. He created backlinks to help with citation and linking authors to their work. Brin decided to join in on the project and they created what we now know as Google. The creation of Google has changed the way we access information and now the answer to almost any question is at our fingertips.

  • iBook

    iBook
    Invented by: Apple
    The iBook resembled its bulkier, desktop predecessor, the iMac. It was made to be portable, with a unique handle and aesthetically pleasing design that new students wanted to get their hands on that year. The iBook had an AirPort networking card slot and antenna which allowed the use of cable-free internet for the first time. This started a revolution for Wi-Fi making internet access faster, easier, and more convenient without being tethered to an ethernet cable.