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IBM's Deep Blue became the first computer to beat a reigning World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov, in a full chess match. The computer had played him before, losing 5/6 games in February 1996. June 2 Intel released Pentium MMX, 233 MHz version. August 6 After 18 months of losses Apple Computer was in serious financial trouble. Microsoft ...
The history of the personal computer as a mass-market consumer electronic device began with the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s. A personal computer is one intended for interactive individual use, as opposed to a mainframe computer where the end user's requests are filtered through operating staff, or a time-sharing system in which one large processor is shared by many individuals.
iMac G3. The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of Macintosh personal computers that Apple Computer sold from 1998 to 2003. The iMac was Apple's first major product release under CEO Steve Jobs following his return to the financially troubled company he co-founded. Jobs reorganized the company and simplified the product line.
The PC-9800 series ( Japanese: PC-9800シリーズ, Hepburn: Pī Shī Kyūsen Happyaku Shirīzu), commonly shortened to PC-98 or 98 (キューハチ, Kyū-hachi), [ 3 ] is a lineup of Japanese 16-bit and 32-bit personal computers manufactured by NEC from 1982 to 2000. The platform established NEC's dominance in the Japanese personal computer ...
By late 1998, the average selling price of personal computer systems in the United States had dropped below $1,000. [ 96 ] For Microsoft Windows systems, the average selling price (ASP) showed a decline in 2008/2009, possibly due to low-cost netbooks , drawing $569 for desktop computers and $689 for laptops at U.S. retail in August 2008.
eMachines M5405 laptop. eMachines was founded in September 1998 by Lap Shun Hui as a joint venture of South Korean companies Korea Data Systems and TriGem. [ 1] The company sold PCs at prices ranging at $399 or $499, not including a monitor. [ 2] By March 1999, the company was ranked fourth in U.S. computer sales, with a 9.9% market share. [ 1]
Windows 98. Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is the second operating system in the 9x line, as the successor to Windows 95. It was released to manufacturing on May 15, 1998, and generally to retail on June 25, 1998.
Compaq Presario. Presario is a discontinued line of consumer desktop computers and notebooks originally produced by Compaq and later by Hewlett-Packard. Introduced in 1993, Compaq has used the Presario brand for its home and home office product offerings. After Compaq merged with HP in 2002, the Presario brand name was retained as part of HP's ...