Artwork: Chip Taylor As 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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