Internet History
Tim Berners-Lee invented this pervasive technology in 1989, beginning a revolution in the way society uses computers.
What is the world wide web
Before founding an e-commerce site, this CEO ran a hedge fund on Wall Street at D.E. Shaw & Co.
This 1996 device revolutionized PDAs with its Graffiti handwriting recognition
What is PalmPilot?
This cult classic Microsoft device was discontinued in 2011, featured then-novel features such as wireless file sharing and an FM radio receiver.
What is the Zune?
This 1982 film featured an AI program called "ENCOM" and pioneering CGI for its time
What is Tron?
This animated assistant was introduced by Microsoft in 1997 and "killed off" ten years later
Who is Clippy
In 1997, this tech giant made a $150 million investment in Apple, helping save the company
What is Microsoft?
This 1993 game engine by id Software pioneered true 3D graphics in gaming
What is the Doom engine?
Which Microsoft operating system was the first to utilize the infamous Start Menu?
What is Windows 95?
Richard Hendricks created this "middle-out" compression algorithm in Silicon Valley
What is Pied Piper?
This early search engine featured a butler who would answer your questions
What is Ask Jeeves?
In 2011, this company created the first commercially available smartphone with a fingerprint sensor
What is Motorola (the ATRIX)?
This revolutionary 1999 service disrupted the music industry before being shut down by lawsuits
What is Napster?
What was the original name of the programming language that eventually became Visual Basic
What is Ruby?
In this 1995 film featuring Angelina Jolie, an 11 year old boy is arrested for crashing over 1,500 Wall Street computers.
What is Hackers?
This AOL protocol used for AIM was reverse-engineered in 1999, leading to third-party clients like Pidgin and Trillian
What is OSCAR (Open System for CommunicAtion in Realtime)?
YouTube acquired this competitor, who was maintained by Yahoo until 2016
What is Dailymotion?
This 1994 encryption program by Phil Zimmermann faced criminal investigation for being classified as munitions
What is PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)?
What was the first non-PC device to run a full version of Windows?
What is Sega Dreamcast?
This AI from 2001: A Space Odyssey is known for its calm voice and red eye
Who is HAL 9000?
This 1982 protocol standardized how emails are sent across the internet
What is SMTP (simple mail transfer protocol)?
Before it was renamed Alphabet in 2015, this Google X project focused on extending human lifespan
What is Calico?
This 1999 processor was the first to break the 1GHz barrier
What is the AMD Athlon?
Which Microsoft product was the first to use the company's innovative ".NET" branding framework?
What is Visual Studio .NET?
Benedict Cumberbatch portrayed this real programmer in a 2014 film about cracking the Enigma code
Who is Alan Turing?