Random conversation in Matt McGrath’s office a couple years ago after reading Nick Chrisman’s book we all knew

Linux kernel first released by Linus Torvalds (Finland)

Seen as the turning point in the GIS industry due to the beginning of mass acceptance of GIS

• Seen as the turning point in the GIS industry due to the beginning of mass acceptance of GIS

• Esri released ArcView 1 and ARC/INFO 6.0

• Major reengineering
• Redesigned menu-interface
• Dynamic segmentation
• Enhanced cartographic tools
• GRID extension for raster modeling

First web page created

• First web page created

IBM demonstrates Simon at COMDEX

• IBM demonstrates Simon at COMDEX

• World’s first smartphone ($899; $1300 today)
• Contained a calendar, address book, world clock, calculator, note pad, e-mail, send and receive fax, and games
• No physical buttons to dial with, customers used a touch-screen to select phone numbers
• Text entered with an on-screen "predictive" keyboard
• Low-end by today's standards