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Carlson, Bob, Angela Burgess, and Christine Miller. Computer.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 June 2010.       http://www.computer.org/cms/Computer.org/Publications/timeline.pdf.

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The modern age of computers (1990's-present)

    The early 1990's brought some major advancements to the computer. From the completion of the World Wide Web in 1990 to the creation of the Linux operating system in 1991, computers took a big jump towards the presenat and future in the 90's. This decade was very influential in the creation of the modern computer as it brought about both the moderinization and popularization of the internet and the computer in general.

     New computer inventions rolled in more rapidly at the turn of the 21st century as the computer industry became more lucrative and popular. Computer giants like microsoft and apple took over the industry with their creations. New operating systems and microprocessor were being created frequently make computers faster and smarter. The 2000's were a time of great computer growth which laid the foundation for the computer industry today.

The 1980's and the internet

       In the 1980's computers began to become more popular and more and more people owned a computer in their house. Privately owned computers for business were becoming very popular especially with new models such as the commadore 64 and apple's Lisa computer which was the first personal computer with a graphical interface. This was one of the first of many computer advancements that took place in the 1980's.

       Perhaps the greatest computer invention of the '80's was the creation of the modern internet. The world wide web began to take shape in the early 1980's. Although it would not be finished until the early '90's, the work in the '80's set the foundation for the World Wide Web. The creation of the internet as well as the advancements in technology during the 1980's brought the computer industry to the modern age of computing.