Long ago computers were strange and exotic room-sized machines.Today you might have four or five in ur pockets!,today we take a look at the best of tech over the last 30 years.
1978
APPLE II
The apple II used to cost only $3,000 when it was launched-unbelievable reasonable for that time
hyeah:
1979
FAX MACHINE
The first fax machines was used by the post office in Europe.Each device was quite huge in the begining.
SONY WALKMAN
Sony Launched the first walkman into the market.By 2004,more than 200 million devices were sold.
1980
MS-DOS
The first version of the MS DOS operating system was launched.It was first developed for 8086 PCs.
DONKEY KONG
Donkey Kong became one of the most the most successful video game created by Nitendo,even before Mario made its debut.
1981
C64
The Commodore 64 was lovingly known as the "bread box" to its 22 million dedicated users.
286 PROCESSOR
Intel put the 80286 processor on the market.
1982-1983
APPLE MACHINTOSH
The "Mac" set new standards for user interfaces and computer graphics.
IBM PC AT
The AT(Advanced Technology) form factor which became the standard for computer motherboards,cabinets and peripherals after many years to come.
1985
NINTENDO NES
One of the most successful gaming consoles of that time.
CD-ROM
The first drives came out this year and were unbelievably expensive.
1986-1987
AMIGA 500
The Amiga 500 was a best-selling computer which even common people could afford due to its low price.It was popular for gaming because of its picture and sound quality.
1988
GAMEBOY
Nintendo made gaming portable with its small handheld device.Over 200 million gameboy sold worldwide.
TROJAN HORSES
The first Trojan horse hides all files and extorts$378 from victims to restore them.
1989
LINUX KERNEL
Linus Torvalds developed the first version of the OS kernel,initially known as "Freax".
1990-1991
DIGITAL CAMERA
The Kodak DCS-100 was launched, It had a resolution of 1.3MP.
1992
IBM THINKPAD
The reputation of rock-solid construction lasts even after the trademark has been sold to Chinese firm Lenovo.
BREAKTHROUGH OF THE INTERNET
The first provider, EUnet,started in Germany:543 million computers are online today.
1993
PENTIUM PROCESSOR
Instead of using x86 numbering codes,Intel gives its CPU a brand name.
CF CARD
Upto 64GB can be saved onto these cards but they started out at more modest size.
1994
WINDOWS 95 & INTERNET EXPLORER
MS ushered in a whole new era for operating systems.
PLAYSTATION
Sony has now sold more than 100 million Playstation consoles.
1995
FLASH
The animation software which revolutionized graphics on the web would later be sold to Adobe.
SONY VAIO
Stylish and powerful,Sony became a dominant laptop maker beacuse of these devices.
1996-1997
TAMAGOTCHI
The hype around these small egg shaped toys spread from Japan to all corners of the world.
DEEP BLUE
IBM's supercomputer defeatsds the reigning human world chess champ,Gary Kasparov.
WINAMP
This small and powerful media play er propels the early growth of MP3 file circulation.
1998
iMAC
Apple sets new standards in design with its colorful and trendy PCs.
WINDOWS 98
Crashes with a blue screen in front of the world's press during its launch demo at CES,Las Vegas.
1999
AIBO
Sony's cyberpet communicates and interacts with human beings.
2000
PENTIUM 4
Intel sets off new millennium with a chip that contained 42 million transistors.
Windows XP
The MS-DOS base was finally laid to rest with this release.
SD CARD
Additional functions aimed at restricting file copying gave this memory standard its name.
2001-2002
SECOND LIFE
More than 11 million users have built a second virtual identity for themselves knoiw.
BLUETOOTH
The name was inspired by vikings,this technology is widely known today.
2003
ITUNES
Apple simplified the process of online purchasing with its itunes music store.
SKYPE
Phone calls can be made for free over the internet,thanks to VOIP
2004
BLOGS
Internet blogs become mainstream,everyone seems to have one,and the "Blog" becomes word of the year.
NINTENDO DS
Completely new gaming concepts are possible thanks to touchscreens,Wi-Fi and a microphone.
2005
NINTENDO Wii
Motion-sensitive controllers allows user to deeply immerse in the gaming world.
YOUTUBE
This garage startup company would be brought over by Google for $1.6 billion:drool2:
2007-2008
WINDOWS VISTA
With plenty of graphical flourishes,but too many headaches for users,Vista is still not much of a sucess.
IPHONE 3G
With music,video and cellphone featured in a single,innovative device,this apple gadget makes surfing the Internet almost as rich as using a desktop PC,even on the move.
NETBOOKS
Asus launches the EeePC thrusting the mini laptops with power-saving CPUs and low prices into the limelight.
Hope you guyz enjoyed the ride down the lane of the best of technology from the past 30 years.
1978
APPLE II
The apple II used to cost only $3,000 when it was launched-unbelievable reasonable for that time
hyeah:
FAX MACHINE
The first fax machines was used by the post office in Europe.Each device was quite huge in the begining.
SONY WALKMAN
Sony Launched the first walkman into the market.By 2004,more than 200 million devices were sold.
MS-DOS
The first version of the MS DOS operating system was launched.It was first developed for 8086 PCs.
Donkey Kong became one of the most the most successful video game created by Nitendo,even before Mario made its debut.
C64
The Commodore 64 was lovingly known as the "bread box" to its 22 million dedicated users.
286 PROCESSOR
Intel put the 80286 processor on the market.
APPLE MACHINTOSH
The "Mac" set new standards for user interfaces and computer graphics.
The AT(Advanced Technology) form factor which became the standard for computer motherboards,cabinets and peripherals after many years to come.
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[B]WINDOWS 1.0[/B]
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MS first version of Windows was not very successful and didn't earn much for the company in the beginning.[/B][/COLOR]
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1985
NINTENDO NES
One of the most successful gaming consoles of that time.
The first drives came out this year and were unbelievably expensive.
1986-1987
AMIGA 500
The Amiga 500 was a best-selling computer which even common people could afford due to its low price.It was popular for gaming because of its picture and sound quality.
GAMEBOY
Nintendo made gaming portable with its small handheld device.Over 200 million gameboy sold worldwide.
The first Trojan horse hides all files and extorts$378 from victims to restore them.
1989
LINUX KERNEL
Linus Torvalds developed the first version of the OS kernel,initially known as "Freax".
DIGITAL CAMERA
The Kodak DCS-100 was launched, It had a resolution of 1.3MP.
IBM THINKPAD
The reputation of rock-solid construction lasts even after the trademark has been sold to Chinese firm Lenovo.
The first provider, EUnet,started in Germany:543 million computers are online today.
1993
PENTIUM PROCESSOR
Instead of using x86 numbering codes,Intel gives its CPU a brand name.
CF CARD
Upto 64GB can be saved onto these cards but they started out at more modest size.
1994
WINDOWS 95 & INTERNET EXPLORER
MS ushered in a whole new era for operating systems.
PLAYSTATION
Sony has now sold more than 100 million Playstation consoles.
1995
FLASH
The animation software which revolutionized graphics on the web would later be sold to Adobe.
SONY VAIO
Stylish and powerful,Sony became a dominant laptop maker beacuse of these devices.
1996-1997
TAMAGOTCHI
The hype around these small egg shaped toys spread from Japan to all corners of the world.
DEEP BLUE
IBM's supercomputer defeatsds the reigning human world chess champ,Gary Kasparov.
This small and powerful media play er propels the early growth of MP3 file circulation.
1998
iMAC
Apple sets new standards in design with its colorful and trendy PCs.
Crashes with a blue screen in front of the world's press during its launch demo at CES,Las Vegas.
AIBO
Sony's cyberpet communicates and interacts with human beings.
2000
PENTIUM 4
Intel sets off new millennium with a chip that contained 42 million transistors.
The MS-DOS base was finally laid to rest with this release.
SD CARD
Additional functions aimed at restricting file copying gave this memory standard its name.
SECOND LIFE
More than 11 million users have built a second virtual identity for themselves knoiw.
The name was inspired by vikings,this technology is widely known today.
ITUNES
Apple simplified the process of online purchasing with its itunes music store.
Phone calls can be made for free over the internet,thanks to VOIP
BLOGS
Internet blogs become mainstream,everyone seems to have one,and the "Blog" becomes word of the year.
NINTENDO DS
Completely new gaming concepts are possible thanks to touchscreens,Wi-Fi and a microphone.
NINTENDO Wii
Motion-sensitive controllers allows user to deeply immerse in the gaming world.
This garage startup company would be brought over by Google for $1.6 billion:drool2:
WINDOWS VISTA
With plenty of graphical flourishes,but too many headaches for users,Vista is still not much of a sucess.
With music,video and cellphone featured in a single,innovative device,this apple gadget makes surfing the Internet almost as rich as using a desktop PC,even on the move.
Asus launches the EeePC thrusting the mini laptops with power-saving CPUs and low prices into the limelight.
Hope you guyz enjoyed the ride down the lane of the best of technology from the past 30 years.
