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History T ime l ine . From 1980 to 2012. By: Bre Nicole Terry. 1980. Microsoft invented. 1983. Lotus became the best-selling program for IMB Pcs. 1984. First jet printer for PCs. 1987. Pcs Intel's with microprocessor introduced. 1990.
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History Time line From 1980 to 2012 By: Bre Nicole Terry
1980 • Microsoft invented
1983 • Lotus became the best-selling program for IMB Pcs
1984 • First jet printer for PCs
1987 • Pcs Intel's with microprocessor introduced
1990 • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) formed to contribute to student learning
1993 • Companies begin manufacturing computers with the Pentium processor by Intel • 1993 “Technology Standards for Teachers” released by ISTE with 13 indicators • Mosaic Web browser created by Marc Andreesen, leading to organization of Netscape Communications Corp
1995 • Microsoft Windows 95 released with more than 10,000 lines of computer instructions • 1995 • The JAVA application introduced by Sun Microsystems is a programming language for numerous platforms
1997 • Intel Pentium II Processor introduced to incorporate MMX technology with video, audio, & graphics • 1997 FCC approves Education Rate (E-Rate) telecommunications discount for K-12 schools and public libraries • Introduction of DVDs allows optical disc storage of computer, audio, and video data at near-studio quality
1998 • Microsoft introduces the Windows 98 upgrade to 95 with improved Internet access and system performance • The futuristic Apple iMac computer is introduced minus the floppy drive but with a new easy setup • 1998 • Florida High School Online begins online courses • Intel Teach to the Future launches a program for worldwide integration of technology in the classroom
2000 • Smallest transistor produced from a single “buckyball” molecule of Carbon-60 at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab • 2000 • Napster developed by Shawn Fanning allows users to swap music files without accessing a central file server
2001 • Digital satellite radio licenses auctioned off to two companies for $93 million and $89 million • Microsoft introduces Microsoft Office 2001 for Macintosh with Word, Excel, Entourage, and PowerPoint • Apple Computers produces Mac OS X and promotes it as the preeminent operating system • 2001 America Online (AOL) introduces Internet access with instant messaging, e-mail, and customized pages • Microsoft releases Windows XP Professional and Home versions for advanced computing • Wireless access to technology increases as carriers compete for market share through new services • Electronic texts (E-books) available via free & paid download with the ability to search, highlight, etc.
2002 • Professional-grade videos can be produced with new DVD writers, digital video cameras, & editing software • 2002 Handspring introduces the first all-in-one handheld (Treo) with e-mail, Web-browsing, and cell phone use • Friendster becomes a social networking powerhouse
2004 • LinkedIn and MySpace bite into Friendster’s market share of social networkers • 2004 • Microsoft produces Class Server Learning Management Platform to aid school districts with NCLB challenge
2005 • Information distribution via blogging and podcasting become commonplace on the WWW • 2005 Spim, SPAM, spit, spyware, and phishing join viruses in computer annoyances, often transmitted via e-mail • YouTube (www.youtube.com ) invented by S. Chen, C. Hurley, & J. Karim for online video sharing
2006 • The microblogging site, Twitter becomes one of the fastest growing exchanges in online social media • 2006 • New versions of Microsoft and Mozilla Web browsers enhanced browsing and security
2007 • Podcasting and Vlogging increase in popularity due to easy access and use of digital audio and video • Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) extends to Wi-Fi phones with Wireless-G network & high-speed Internet • 2007 • Microsoft Vista operating system with Internet Explorer 7 released, with improved security & performance
2007 • Apple released their first I phone
2009 • According to Lucian Parfeni (2009) YouTube presents 1 billion online videos per day
2010 • Apple released their first I pad
Touchscreen tablet computer, the iPad, released by Apple • 2010 YMax Corp, the makers of magicJack, has a new version that lets users make free calls from cell phones • Intel developed the Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) that enables users to beam computer screen images to a TV