1977
Apple Computer goes on sale

1978
First Cellular Mobile Phone System Introduced

1980
First Fax Machines available in Japan

1981
Internet was first mentioned
First IBM PC released

1982
First CD player sold in Japan
Times “Man of The Year” is THE COMPUTER

1983
Internet created
IBM PC XT, Lotus 1-2-3 and Microsoft Word released

1984
Apple Macintosh & first 3 1/2” computer disk go on sale

1985
First .com domain name registered
First Windows version released

1986
IBM PC Convertible – first laptop computer

1988
First transatlantic fibre optic cable laid - 40,000 simultaneous calls possible
First major computer virus spread via the Internet

1989
Intel 486 series microprocessor & Microsoft Office Suite released
First of 24 GPS satellites in orbit

1990
First web page is written & first in-car Satellite Navigation System sold

1991
Internet available for commercial use & Tim Berners-Lee introduces the web browser

1993
Intel Pentium microprocessor introduced & the World Wide Web was born at CERN

1994
Netscape Navigator released

1995
DVD disc storage media format announced

1996
Internet host computers goes from 1 million to 10 million & Ebay started

1998
The Search Engine Google is founded & Apple unveils the iMac.

1999
My Space officially introduced to the Internet & Bluetooth announced

2000
Y2K passes without serious, widespread computer failures infect the internet

2006
One billionth song is purchased from Apple iTunes

2007
Apple introduces The iPhone

2009
iTunes sells 8 billionth song