Technology Use Progression 1990s

By dccharged

  • Adobe Photoshop

    Adobe Photoshop
    Brothers Thomas and John Knoll invented a photo editing software in the late 1980s. Adobe invested in the software in 1990. Photoshop was released in Feb 1990.

  • Text Messaging

    Text Messaging
    In 1992, Neil Papworth sent first text from a computer to a cell phone. It read, “Merry Christmas.”

  • DVD

    DVD
    Although it was developed in 1995, DVDs were officially released in 1996. This replaced VHS.

  • Nintendo 64

    Nintendo 64
    In June 1996 the Nintendo 64 was released in Japan and later released in the US. It became the first home console to feature an analog stick as the primary controller

  • Google

    Google
    Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created a search engine called Backrub in 96. In 97 it was given the domain, google.com. In 98 Google was officially incorporated as a company