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January 1997 |
| 01/08 |
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Intel's introduces multimedia extension (MMX) Pentiums
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| 01/08 |
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Netscape announced the "preview release" of Netscape
Communicator |
| 01/14 |
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W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) endorsed HTML 3.2 as a W3C
Recommendation |
| 01/15 |
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Class-action suit filed against America Online |
| 01/16 |
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Microsoft Unveils New Version Of Office 97 |
| 01/16 |
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Microsoft, Intuit and CheckFree join for OFX (Open Financial
Exchange) standard |
| 01/17 |
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America Online Passes 8 Million Members |
| 01/17 |
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Texas Instruments to sell notebook division to Acer by March 31 |
| 01/27 |
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Symantec released Norton Utilities for Windows NT 4.0 |
| 01/28 |
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Intuit To Give Away Some Tax Software 1040EZ |
| 01/29 |
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Kodak To Buy Wang Software Business |
| 01/29 |
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America Online Offers Refund In Settlement |
| 01/30 |
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Intel cuts prices on CPUs |
| 01/31 |
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SyQuest ships SyJet 1.5-Gbyte removable-cartridge drive |
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February 1997 |
| 02/03 |
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Smart World Communications Inc. began offering free unlimited
Internet service nationwide. |
| 02/04 |
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3M introduced Post-it Notes for Printers |
| 02/04 |
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Compaq announced price cuts across its product lines |
| 02/07 |
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Microsoft To Phase Out NT Development For PowerPC |
| 02/07 |
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Intel demonstrated 300MHz chip, 50% faster than top-of-the-line
Pentium Pro |
| 02/07 |
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Intel demonstrated Pentium Pro architecture (7.5 million transistor,
0.35 micron)
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| 02/11 |
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Western Digital announced SDX (Storage Data Acceleration)
Technology |
| 02/14 |
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Intel officially names Klamath (Pentium Pro with MMX) processor the
Pentium II |
| 02/17 |
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Intel ships Pentium Mobile Module |
| 02/18 |
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Artisoft announces FirstWeb to be hosted by AOL |
| 02/18 |
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Corel ships WordPerfect Suite for DOS |
| 02/18 |
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Microsoft Plus! for Kids is now available |
| 02/20 |
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Borland to layoff 300 of its 1,000 employees |
| 02/24 |
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Kingston to offer 32MB RAM for $199 to Microsoft users |
| 02/24 |
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Microsoft Investor site upgraded |
| 02/24 |
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Netscape posts Communicator Preview Release 2 (Navigator 4.0) |
| 02/24 |
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U.S. Robotics begins shipping x2 (56K-bps) modems |
| 02/25 |
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Starfish Software ships Internet Utilities 97 |
| 02/25 |
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Microsoft posts free Pocket Automap for Windows CE |
| 02/26 |
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3Com announced purchase of U.S. Robotics for $6.6 Billion |
| 02/27 |
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AOL begins using USR x2 modems in selected cities |
| 02/28 |
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Lotus to begin shipping SmartSuite 97 |
| 02/28 |
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McAfee announces ViruScan 3.0
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March 1997 |
| 03/03 |
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Intel announced Pentium Overdrive processors with MMX for "classic"
Pentiums running at 75-100MHz
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| 03/03 |
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Blockbuster to distribute AT&T WorldNet software |
| 03/04 |
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Students discovered security bug in MSIE |
| 03/05 |
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Microsoft released IE 3.0 bug fix (shortcut) |
| 03/05 |
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CheckFree announced Web-based billing service |
| 03/06 |
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Sun Microsystems announced JavaOS 1.0 |
| 03/10 |
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AOL purchased LightSpeed Media for its Interactive Entertainment
Network |
| 03/10 |
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Sony launched "Sony@Station" Entertainment web site |
| 03/10 |
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Microsoft posts Internet Explorer 3.0 security patch |
| 03/10 |
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Microsoft enhances Internet Gaming Zone |
| 03/10 |
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Toshiba announced Equium PCs - corporate desktop systems |
| 03/12 |
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Microsoft Corp. today officially rolled out its long-awaited
Exchange 5.0 server and client |
| 03/12 |
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Microsoft and Intel release NetPC Specifications |
| 03/12 |
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Western Digital acknowledged problem with AC31600 (1.6GB) drive |
| 03/13 |
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The Microsoft Network last night was presented the NetGuide
People's Choice Award for Best Consumer Online Service |
| 03/14 |
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Apple Computer to lay off 4,100 of 13,400 employees |
| 03/14 |
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Intel filed suit against AMD and Cyrix over MMX |
| 03/14 |
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$100 million Class-action law suit filed against AOL |
| 03/15 |
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Four11 launches RocketMail, web-based e-mail |
| 03/17 |
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Microsoft posts security fix for FrontPage server components |
| 03/18 |
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Novell names Sun Microsystems' Eric Schmidt chairman and chief
executive officer |
| 03/19 |
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HP and Microsoft announce alliance for Windows NT |
| 03/19 |
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Time files lawsuit against CompuServe over Forum |
| 03/21 |
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Netscape and Novell announce agreement to form Novonyx |
| 03/24 |
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Intel and Eastman Kodak to create specifications for digital
imaging |
| 03/25 |
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Microsoft posts Internet Explorer 3.02 to fix recent security
bugs |
| 03/27 |
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Gateway 2000 announces plans to purchase bankrupt
Amiga Technologies |
| 03/31 |
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Disney announces Disney's Daily Blast on MSN for $4.95/mo. |
| 03/31 |
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Symantec begins shipping WinFax Pro 8.0 |
| 03/31 |
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Digital (DEC) ships 600MHz Alpha Chip |
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April 1997 |
| 04/01 |
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AT&T begins charging new customers $4.95/month for 5
hours access |
| 04/02 |
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AMD ships AMD-K6-233 (Pentium II competitor) - 8.8 million
transistor, 0.35-micron |
| 04/02 |
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Practical Peripherals is shipping different Modems
based on K56flex or x2 technology
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| 04/03 |
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Microsoft launched its first city guide for Seattle
http://seattle.sidewalk.com/ |
| 04/06 |
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Microsoft to acquire WebTV for $425 million |
| 04/08 |
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Microsoft posts first Platform Preview Release of
Internet Explorer 4.0 |
| 04/08 |
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Cyrix demonstrated a 233-MHz MMX M2 Processor |
| 04/08 |
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AOL has resumed signing up new customers over 8 million that
it had stopped in January |
| 04/10 |
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Social Security (ssa.gov) web site shut down for 60 days to
evaluate security concerns |
| 04/15 |
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AOL to introduce online service in Japan |
| 04/15 |
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Netscape details Netcaster (Constellation) push technology |
| 04/16 |
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IBM now a majority stockholder in NetObjects |
| 04/20 |
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MSN mail servers down for upgrade |
| 04/21 |
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AMD and Intel settle MMX litigation |
| 04/22 |
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BellSouth begins Yellow Pages Online at http://yp.bellsouth.com |
| 04/22 |
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CitySearch to provide online ticketing through Ticketmaster |
| 04/23 |
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HP announced plans to acquire VeriFone |
| 04/25 |
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CompuServe and Time magazine settled lawsuit |
| 04/25 |
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Iomega recalls 75,000 Jaz disks |
| 04/28 |
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Ticketmaster files suit against Microsoft's Seattle Sidewalk |
| 04/28 |
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Inverse announces AOL's call failure rate for March was 60% |
| 04/28 |
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Intel cut prices on current processors |
| 04/29 |
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Prodigy announces plans to provide Internet access in China |
| 04/30 |
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CompuServe debuts overhauled information service |
