Artwork: Chip TaylorAs PC World celebrates its 25th year, we examine the defining moments we've witnessed in high-tech history. Join us as we relive the Attack of the Clones, the Return of the Steve, the Birth of a Nuisance, and the Day Nothing Happened, among other notable events. Share your memories about PC World with us, too.
- September 9, 1986: Compaq Out-Clones IBM
- August 1, 1989: Microsoft Builds an Office
- February 19, 1990: Desktops Become Darkrooms
- May 22, 1990: Windows Hits the Big 3.0
- May 24, 1991: The Internet Goes Commercial
- October 5, 1991: Linus Unleashes Linux
- December 8, 1993: Mosaic Hits the Times
- April 12, 1994: Spam Rears Its Ugly Head
- August 24, 1995: Microsoft Starts Up Win 95
- September 4, 1995: eBay Bidding Begins
- March 1996: Palm Pilots a Course for PDAs
- October 30, 1996: AOL Goes Flat-Rate
- July 9, 1997: Steve Jobs Returns From Exile
- October 28, 1998: Copyright Crackdown Begins
- January 19, 1999: BlackBerry Untethers E-Mail
- March 29, 1999: Melissa Spreads Like Wildfire
- March 31, 1999: TiVo Transforms TV
- January 1, 2000: Y2K Fails to Wreak Havoc
- April 3, 2000: The Feds Declare Microsoft a Monopoly
- July 26, 2000: The Napster Free Ride Ends
- July 9, 2001: Webvan Checks Out
- October 1, 2001: iPod Packs Pockets With Tunes
- November 9, 2004: Firefox Starts Browser War II
- April 6, 2006: YouTube Turns PCs Into TVs
- June 29, 2007: D-Day for iPhone Insanity
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