Windows 3.0 takes off, like a rocket. The first laptop and notebook computers were introduced in the marketplace.
CDs win the war against polyvinyl tapes and take on the floppy disk market as well.
Gopher, the first user-friendly interface, is created for the Internet, and remains the most popular interface for several years. The Whitehouse goes online, so did the Pizza Hut. The Internet Society is founded, to promote and preserve the health of the Internet. Intel announces the Pentium processor, a 32-bit architectural landmark achievement. RealAudio develops an audio streaming technology for hearing Internet broadcasts in real-time.