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25 Days That Changed Everything

Posted by admin on Mar 11, 2008

Taken from PC World Magazine, March 2008 Edition

September 9, 1986 – The first IBM clone machine appears.
August 1, 1989 – Microsoft releases Office
February 19, 1990 – Adobe Photoshop is released
May 22, 1990 – Windows 3.0 hits the streets
May 24, 1991 – The Internet goes public
October 5, 1991 – Linus releases Linux
December 8, 1993 – Mosaic (the first graphical web browser) launches
April 12, 1994 – The first SPAM hits usenet groups
August 24, 1995 – Windows 95 “starts up”
September 4, 1995 – eBay bidding begins
March 1996 – Palm Pilots start the PDA revolution
October 30, 1996 – AOL offers flat-rate dial-up internet
July 9, 1997 – Steve Jobs takes back Apple
October 28, 1998 – Digital Millennium Copyright Act is signed
January 19, 1999 – RIM releases the Blackberry (er Crackberry)
March 29, 1999 – Melissa Virus spreads like wildfire
March 31, 1999 – TiVo (or PVR) transforms TV
January 1, 2000 – Y2K fails to wreak havoc
April 3, 2000 – US v. Microsoft monopoly case (Microsoft won)
July 26, 2000 – Napster is shut down
July 9, 2001 – Online grocery store “Webvan” closes shop
October 1, 2001 – Apple’s iPod goes on sale
November 9, 2004 – Firefox starts Browser War II
April 6, 2006 – YouTube turns PCs into TVs
June 29, 2007 – Apple’s iPhone changes the world.

What is in store for the future?  We’re not sure, but we are excited to be part of the journey!

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