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creation of loom
In France, Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs. Early computers would use similar punch cards. -
first dot com display
The first dot-com domain name is registered on March 15, years before the World Wide Web would mark the formal beginning of Internet history. The Symbolics Computer Company, a small Massachusetts computer manufacturer, registers Symbolics.com. More than two years later, only 100 dot-coms had been registered. -
Pcs become gaming devices
PCs become gaming machines as "Command & Conquer," "Alone in the Dark 2," "Theme Park," "Magic Carpet," "Descent" and "Little Big Adventure" are among the games to hit the market. -
first apple mac 1
Apple unveils the Mac OS X operating system, which provides protected memory architecture and pre-emptive multi-tasking, among other benefits. Not to be outdone, Microsoft rolls out Windows XP, which has a significantly redesigned GUI. -
first 63 bit proccessor
he first 64-bit processor, AMD’s Athlon 64, becomes available to the consumer market. -
mozilla 1.0
Mozilla’s Firefox 1.0 challenges Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, the dominant Web browsers. Facebook, a social networking site, launches. -
youtube becomes a thing
YouTube, a video sharing service, is founded. Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone operating system. -
aplle mac pro
pple introduces the MacBook Pro, its first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based iMac. Nintendo’s Wii game console hits the market. -
apple iphone
The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
microsoft
: Microsoft launches Windows 7, which offers the ability to pin applications to the taskbar and advances in touch and handwriting recognition, among other features. -
ipad
Apple unveils the iPad, changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment. -
google introduces chrome
The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
facebook
: Facebook gains 1 billion users on October 4. -
apple microsoft
Apple releases the Apple Watch. Microsoft releases Windows 10. -
iphone
The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone.
