Languages
This programming language was initially released in 1991 by Guido Van Rossem. It is object-oriented, utilizes white space and emphasizes code reusability.
Python
An object-oriented language and is used for both small and large applications. It emphasizes code reusability, readability and the use of white space. Python uses expressions similar to C in its methods and typing. Python is mainly used in scientific and numeric computing and is taught widely from introductory programming lessons to more advanced courses.
This OS was developed by Microsoft and featured the first major use of a Graphical User Interface in their computers.
Windows 95
Developed by Microsoft and released to the public on August 24th, 1995, it featured significant improvements over Windows 3.1x, most notably in its Graphical User Interface. It paved the way for modern OS’ and further popularized the format.
This type of port on computers was revolutionary in its design, and was noteworthy in that it made adding and removing hardware “as easy as plugging in a toaster”.
USB
Created by Ajay Bhatt, it was originally designed in early 1996 and started being used in the open market as early as June 1996. It was further popularized with the Apple iMac, which is one of the reasons it exploded in the market.
These two programming languages released within near months of each other and are different despite their similar names.
Java & Javascript
Java, a programming language that's been around longer than most college students technically started in 1991 with three employees of Sun Microsystems; James Gosling, Mike Sheridan, and Patrick Naughton. They developed the first version of Java, called Java 1.0 which was released in late 1995-early 1996.
Javascript was originally being developed as a way of embedding the Scheme programming language into Netscape Navigator 2.0. Brendan Eich was hired to help with the project. Before he could start, Netscape Comm collaborated with Sun Microsystems to use Java instead. They wanted to quickly implement it to defend against other possible proposals employees would share and Brendan Eich wrote the prototype of Javascript in just 10 days, giving it to Netscape in May 1995. It was finally deployed in December 1995, alongside Java 1.0.
Based heavily on Unix, This OS' release helped to kickstart the open sourcing of software.
Linux
On Sept, 17 1991 it was released to the public. Linus Torvalds wrote his own Kernel, based heavily on SYSV and BSD. The copyright for this kernel works under the GNU GPL copyright standard. This allowed Linux to be distributed widely. Linux has become one of the most widely used Unix-like operating system kernels in the world. Because it is open source users and programmers are able to download source code and change it any way they like.
Released in Japan in 1994, this piece of hardware has since entertained people from all over the world, now offering games, as well as other media.
Playstation
Sony released the Playstation in 1994 Japan and changed gaming platforms forever. Being able to sell over 120 million units it began to bring software to households across the world. It expanded the need for software and hardware developers to be able to handle bigger and better games.
This programming language was released in 1995 but didn’t see mass adoption until 2005. Its creator Yukihiro Matsumoto describes its syntax as “natural, not simple.”
Ruby
Ruby was designed by Yukihiro Matsumoto and initially released to the japanese public on December 21st, 1995, with three more versions released within the subsequent 2 days. A full version of Ruby took a year to fully release, with Ruby 1.0 releasing on Christmas, 1996.
Codenamed "Boston", this popular IDE initially developed with support for over 10 programming languages.
Visual Studio
Visual Studio 97 will evolve to become one of the most used IDEs in the modern day because of its large userbase. As of now, VS has support for C, C++, CLI, Visual Basic, C#, F#, JavaScript, TypeScript, XML, XSLT, HTML, CSS, and much more.
In 1992 this component made its way from supercomputers to the commercial sector. Although PCs wouldn't see it until 2003 it drastically improved the processing power of many companies.
64-bit Processor
The 64-bit microprocessor was moved from being a supercomputer exclusive to being accessible to most companies vastly improving computations in the standard company. This also raised the ceiling for the maximum amount of RAM a computer could hold and actively use.
In 1993 this popular statistics oriented programing language was developed. It is being taught in our classrooms today.
R
R is the foremost statistical software language and is still taught in our statistic classes today with R 3.6.1 being released in mid-2019
This game developed by Id Software was first released in 1993. Today many programmers like to challenge themselves to see if they can run this game on unsuitable platforms for comedic effect.
Doom
In the gaming industry, Doom by ID Software was released in 1993. From here on, computer scientists would be trying to put Doom on anything with a screen, from watches to smart fridges.
A handheld, wireless, touchscreen PDA developed by IBM in 1994 was the first personal assistant to have telephone capabilities and is considered to be a prototype smartphone.
IBM Simon
IBM released the IBM Simon in 1994. It is considered to be a prototype for smartphones by having a touch screen and a wireless connection. Its success was severely hampered by its 1-hour battery life and the invention of flip phones. Besides being a big old brick of a phone, it could receive faxes, emails, and visit webpages.
Originally created in the late 1970s/early 80s, this language was first internationally standardized in 1998 as " ⬛ ⬛ ⬛ ISO/IEC 14882:1998"
C++
It was internationally standardized as C++ ISO/IEC 14882:1998 in 1998, which later became known as C++98. It was regarded as a balance of both speed and utility, and this is one of the reasons it is still a popular programming language even today.
This supercomputer was developed by IBM and was the first computer to defeat a world chess champion. This system used the alpha-beta search algorithm which was an early type of AI.
Deep Blue
Deep Blu was known for being the first computer chess-playing system to win both a chess game and a chess match against a reigning world champion under regular time controls. This first win occurred on February 10th, 1996
This supercomputer was developed by the Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative to manage the US government’s nuclear arsenal.
ASCI Red
After the 1992 moratorium on nuclear testing, they needed a system to manage their amassed nuclear arsenal. It was built by Intel and delivered to Sandia National Laboratories in late 1996 and wasn’t fully operational until mid-1997. It boasted 1212 GB of memory and a max speed of 1.3 teraflops (13 trillions calculations per second). It had roughly 1/12 the power of an Intel i7 core. It served its purpose until its decommissioning in 2006.
This machinima or "video game film" was created in ID Softwares Quake and is regarded as one of the first short films to use video-games as a medium.
"Diary of a Camper" by United Ranger Films