In 1990 the World Wide Web came into existence when HyperText Markup Language, or HTML, was developed by Tim Berners-Lee. Specifications such as URL’s (Uniform Resource Locator) and HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) were developed which allowed browsers like Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to follow links to view websites.
Microsoft Windows 3.0 was first marketed in May 1990 allowing PC’s to run graphical applications and to run multiple applications at one time – things we totally take for granted today.
In 1993 the first Pentium Processor was released, it was the 5th generation of microprocessor from Intel. Also in 1993, the Mosaic web browser was released, which was the first commercial software that allowed Internet users to view graphics on the web. Mosaic was designed by Eric Bina and Marc Andreesen.
In 1994 Netscape Communications Corporation was founded and began the Internet boom of the 1990’s. Netscape was originally called Mosaic Communications Corporation.
Yahoo was also founded in 1994, and the first Iomega Zip Disk was released.
http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/
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