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1984	SETI is founded.
1984	ESS Technologies is founded.
1984	Guillemot is founded.
1984	Amiga is purchased by Commodore Business Machines.
1984	Bill Gates is featured on the cover of Time magazine.
1984	The 3.5-inch floppy diskette is introduced and later becomes an industry standard.
1984	Dell Computer is founded May 3, 1984 in Austin Texas.
1984	The now famous Apple commercial is shown during the Super Bowl, the commercial introduces the Apple Macintosh, a computer with graphical user interface instead of needing to type in commands. In six months sales of the computer reach 100,000.
1984	Dhrystone is developed.
1984	IBM develops EGA.
1984	The computer Museum opens in downtown Boston.
1984	Microsoft introduces MS-DOS 3.0 for the IBM PC AT and MS-DOS 3.1 for networks.
1984	The Tandy 1000 personal computer is introduced and becomes the best-selling IBM-compatible computer of the year.
1984	IBM introduces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA) video card with higher resolution, more colors, and a quicker response then previous video cards.
1984	University of Southern California professor Fred Cohen creates alarm when he warns the public about computer viruses in his Computer Virus - Theory and Experiments paper.
1984	The beginning of the greatest adventure computer gaming series is released by Sierra. Kings Quest 1: Quest for the crown is released to the public.
1984	The Yellow book of CD-ROM standards is written.
1984	Cirrus is established.
1984	ISA is expanded to 16-bit capability.
1985	The GNU manifesto is published by Dr. Dobb's Journal
1985	Software Arts assets are sold to Lotus. Software Arts is most well known for its VisiCalc program.
1985	Microtek introduces the world's first 300-dpi black-and-white sheetfed scanner.
1985	Quantum Computer Services is founded, this company later becomes AOL.
1985	Microsoft and IBM begin collaboration on the next-generation operating system (OS/2).
1985	The computer company Gateway 2000 is founded in Siox City, Iowa.
1985	Intel introduces the 80386, a 16 MHz processor that incorporates 275,000 transistor and capable of accessing up to four gigabytes of memory. The processor sells for $299.
1985	Aldus Corporation introduces PageMaker for the Macintosh, a program that lets users mix type and graphics on the same page. The combination of this software and the new Apple LaserWriter laser printer begin the era of desktop publishing.
1985	The Mach Project begins at the Carnegie Mellon University.
1985	IBM develops NetBEUI.
1985	Microsoft Windows 1.0 is introduced in November, 1985 and is initially sold for $100.00.
1985	The Nintendo Entertainment System makes its debut.
1985	ATI is founded.
1985	Boca is established.
1985	Corel is founded.
1985	Gravis is founded.
1986	Pixar is co-founded by Steve Jobs.
1986	Apple introduces the Mac Plus. The computer contained one megabyte of RAM, new keyboard that contained cursors and numeric keypad and sold for $2,600.
1986	The AT or 101 key keyboard is introduced by IBM.
1986	Compaq introduces the first 386-based PC compatible computer.
1986	Microsoft is listed on the New York Stock Exchange selling shares to the public at $21 each, making Bill Gates one of the world’s youngest billionaires.
1986	More than 30 million computers are in use in the United States.
1986	MS-DOS 3.2 was released April, 1986.
1986	IMAP is developed by Stanford University.
1986	CD-i format is specified.
1986	Aztech is established.
1987	Oak Technology is founded.
1987	RealTek is founded October 1987.
1987	Robert Noyce is awarded the National Medal of Technology.
1987	Microsoft purchases Forethought Incorporated. The company that developed the presentation software PowerPoint.
1987	Microsoft introduces Windows 2.0 in December 9, 1987.
1987	Microsoft introduces Microsoft Works.
1987	VIA Technologies is founded.
1987	Microsoft and IBM release OS/2 1.0
1987	The Mac SE is introduced at $2,900
1987	IBM introduces the PS / 2 personal computer, which has improved graphics, a 3.5-inch diskette drive, and proprietary bus to help prevent clone makers competition.
1987	IBM sends clone manufactures letters demanding retroactive licensing fees.
1987	IBM develops 8514/A.
1987	MS-DOS 3.3 was released April, 1987.
1987	IBM introduces MCA.
1987	Microsoft Shares hits $100 per share.
1987	Apogee is founded, Apogee is well known for its computer games as well as the company who first released a 'Shareware' game.
1987	The SPARC processor is introduced by Sun.
1987	IBM introduces VGA.
1987	Larry Wall introduces Perl 1.0
1987	Elitegroup Computer Systems is established.
1988	Apple files a copyright infringement against Microsoft for Windows 2.03 and Hewlett Packard for New Wave in comparison with their Macintosh operating system.
1988	About 45 million PCs are in use in the United States.
1988	Friedrich Reintzer discovers liquid crystal.
1988	SNMP is introduced.
1988	Xircom is founded.
1988	Trend Micro is founded.
1988	Creative Labs introduces the SoundBlaster, a sound card for the PC that contains an 11-voice FM synthesizer with text-to-speech, digitized voice input / output, a MIDI port, a joystick port and bundled software.
1988	Jarkko Oikarinen develops IRC
1988	EISA is developed as an alternative to MCA.
1988	Motorola releases the 88000 processor.
1988	NTP is introduced.
1988	Promise is founded.
1988	OSF is founded.
1988	Morphing is first introduced in the movie Willow.
1988	MS-DOS 4.0 was released July, 1988.
1988	MS-DOS 4.01 was released November, 1988.
1989	GriD Systems Corporation introduces the first pen-based computer.
1989	PCMCIA trade association is founded.
1989	ActionFront is founded.
1989	EPoX is founded.
1989	ABIT is founded.
1989	Fred Cohen is awarded the Information Technology Award.
1989	Intel releases the 486DX processor, with more than 1 million transistors and multitasking capabilities.
1989	Orange book is released by Philips and Sony.
1989	Tim Berners-Lee develops HTML.
1989	Poqet announces the Poqet PC the first pocket-sized MS-DOS compatible computer.../history/198090.htm
1989	Asus is founded.
1989	Citrix is founded.
1989	S3 Inc. is founded.
1990	Microsoft releases Windows 3.0 a completely new version of Microsoft Windows. The version will sell more then 3 million copies in one year.
1990	Microsoft exceeds $1 billion in sales and becomes the first company to do so.
1990	Microsoft releases its first product for the Russian market Russian DOS 4.01.
1990	The World, the first commercial Internet dial-up access provider comes online.
1990	Norton sells his software business to Symantec.
1990	Creative Labs introduces the SoundBlaster Pro.
1990	Quarterdeck releases its memory management program QEMM386 version 5.1 which quickly becomes the fastest-selling software program in the Untied States.
1990	Robert Noyce passes away June 3, 1990.
1990	The Multimedia Personal Computer (MPC) standards are developed by Tandy and Microsoft.
1990	Microsoft and IBM stop working together to develop operating systems.
1990	IBM introduces XGA.
1990	The NiMH battery begins being used for commercial use.
1990	Panda Software is founded.
1990	Gopher is developed at the University of Minnesota. The program is a menu-driven search-and-retrieval tool and helps Internet users location information online.
1990	Intel releases the 80386SL processor which uses low power and found in many portable computers.
1991	id Software is founded February 1, 1991.
1991	Intel introduces the Intel 486SX chip in efforts to help bring a lower-cost processor to the PC market selling for $258.00
1991	The Sega Genesis game "Zero Wing" is introduced. The phrase "All your base are belong to us" later becomes a popular saying for computer gamers and geeks.
1991	Linux is introduced by Linus Torvald in 1991. Complete history on Linux can be found on our Linux / UNIX history section.
1991	The World Wide Web is launched. Tim Berners-Lee, a scientist at the European Partial Physics Laboratory (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland develops the Web as a research tool.
1991	The programming language FORTRAN 90 is created.
1991	Following its decision not to develop operating systems cooperatively with IBM, Microsoft changes the name of OS/2 to Windows NT.
1991	Creative Labs releases a multimedia upgrade kit that includes a CD-ROM drive, the SoundBlaster Pro sound card, a MIDI kit and a variety of software applications. The kit allows IBM compatible users to obtain all tools needed to meet the MPC standards.
1991	Pretty Good Privacy more commonly known as PGP a public key used for encryption is released as Freeware by Philip Zimmerman.
1991	The computer Monkey Virus is first discovered in Edmonton, Canada.
1991	The DLT tape drive is released as a very reliable, high-speed and high-capacity tape drive solution.
1991	The EnhancedParallel Port (EPP) is developed by Intel, Xircom and Zenith Data Systems.
1991	TrueType a scalable font is introduced and developed by Microsoft and Apple and is used on all Apple computers and PC computers running Windows.
1991	MS-DOS 5.0 was released June, 1991.
1992	Grace Hopper passes away January 1, 1992
1992	Microsoft introduces Windows 3.1. It sells more than 1 million copies within the first two months of its release.
1992	Intel releases the 486DX2 chip with a clock doubling ability that generates higher operating speeds.
1992	VESA local bus is introduced.
1992	Radio Shack releases the Tandy Sensation! MPC, the first personal computer based upon the MPC specification.
1992	The Reusable Alkaline battery is used for commercial use.
1992	GeCAD is founded.
1992	Thrustmaster is founded.
1992	TWAIN a standard interface for scanning equipment is developed by the TWAIN consortium, as it was called, consisted of representatives from Aldus, Caere, Eastman, Kodak, Hewlett Packard and Logitech.
1992	Microsoft and Hewlett Packard develops ECP.
1992	MIME standard is defined.
1992	Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is developed by SQL Access Group.
1993	Fifty World Wide Web servers are known to exist as of January.
1993	Winsock is released January 1993.
1993	President Bill Clinton puts the United States White House online with a World Wide Web page and E-mail address for the President, Vice President and first lady.
1993	Microsoft releases Windows NT, Microsoft Office 4.0 and MS-DOS 6.0.
1993	Intel develops PPGA
1993	Intel releases the Pentium Processor. The processor is a 60 MHz processor, incorporates 3.2 million transistors and sells for $878.00.
1993	Microsoft releases Windows NT 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups 3.11.
1993	Mosaic is released.
1993	Wine begins to be developed.
1993	John Scully is named president of Apple Computers.
1993	IrDA is founded.
1993	FRISK software is founded.
1993	Funcom is founded.
1993	The Internet experiences massive growth.
1993	ADSI is developed at Bellcore
1993	The Environmental Protection Agency, along with 50 computer companies, establish Energy Star guidelines which aim to decrease the amount of power a PC uses when they are idle.
1993	Developed by IBM, Motorola and Apple the PowerPC processor for the Apple Power Mac is introduced and later included in the Power Mac.
1993	VCD is introduced.
1993	The PC game DOOM by IdSoftware was released December 1993. Today DOOM is thought of as a turning point for first person shooters and for games in general.
1993	The computer game Myst is released and later is honored for being one of the most popular, well known, and sold IBM compatible and Apple Macintosh title.
1994	Netscape is found by Marc Andreesen and James H. Clark.
1994	Commodore computers files Bankruptcy.
1994	Vice President Al Gore makes a speech where he coins the term "Information Superhighway".
1994	IBM releases OS/2 Warp.
1994	VESA Local Bus 2.0 is released.
1994	3DFX is founded.
1994	Red Hat Linux is founded.
1994	The World Wide Web Consortium is founded by Tim Bernes-Lee.
1994	Microsoft releases its beta for Windows 95, code named Chicago.
1994	Rasmus Lerdorf creates PHP.
1994	A mathematical flaw in the Intel Pentium involving the Pentium not correctly performing floating-point calculations is discovered. Later this leads to Intel millions of processors.
1994	YAHOO is created in April, 1994.
1994	MS-DOS 6.22 was released April, 1994
1994	ANSI approves the ATA standard May 12, 1994.
1994	Microsoft releases Windows 3.11.
1994	Jay Miner passes away June 20, 1994.
1994	Norway 's telecom company, Telenor, starts a research project that later becomes Opera Software
1994	W3C organization is founded by Tim Bernes-Lee.

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