Post on 17-Jan-2016
By: Bre Nicole Terry
History Time line From
1980 to
2012
Microsoft invented
1980
Lotus became the best-selling program for IMB Pcs
1983
First jet printer for PCs
1984
Pcs Intel's with microprocessor introduced
1987
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) formed to contribute to student learning
1990
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
1993
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
1995
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
1997
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
1998
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
2000
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.
2001
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
2002
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
2004
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
2005
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
2006
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
2007
According to Lucian Parfeni (2009) YouTube presents 1 billion online videos per day
2009
Apple released their first I pad
2010
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
2012
Working on for the future