1996:
Operating Systems: MkLinux
Computers: Hitachi SR2201/1024 (Japan, 220.4 GFLOPS); Hitachi/Tsukuba CP=PACS/2048 (Japan, 368.2 GFLOPS)
Games: Tomn Raider and Lara Croft, Pokémon; Quake (first person shooter using new 3D rendering on daughter boards)
Technology: USB
Operating Systems: Mac OS 8
Programming Languages: Alloy
Computers: AMD K6 (microprocessor); Intel Pentium II (microprocessor); PalmPilot; Intel ASCI Red/9152 (1.338 TFLOPS)
Software: AOL Instant Messenger
Technology: web blogging
Operating Systems: Windows 98
Computers: Apple iMac; Apple iMac G3; Intel Xeon (microprocessor)
Operating Systems: Mac OS 9
Computers: PowerMac; AMD Athlon (microprocessor); Intel Pentium III (microprocessor); BlackBerry; Apple iBook; TiVo; Intel ASCI Red/9632 (2.3796 TFLOPS)
2000s
Operating Systems: Mac OS 9; Windows ME; Windows 2000
Programming Languages: D; C#; RELAX (regular Language description for XML)
Computers: Intel Pentium 4 (microprocessor, over 1 GHz); Sony PlayStation 2; IBM ASCI White (7.226 TFLOPS)
Technology: USB flash drive
Operating Systems: Mac OS X Cheetah; Windows XP; z/OS
Programming Languages: Kylix
Computers: Nintendo GameCube; Apple iPod; Intel Itanium (microprocessor); Xbox
Games: Halo
Technology: blade server
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Computers: Apple eMac; Apple iMac G4; Apple XServe; NEC Earth Simulator (Japan, 35.86 TFLOPS)
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Computers: PowerPC G5; AMD Athlon 64 (microprocessor); Intel Pentium M (microprocessor)
Games: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Computers: Apple iPod Mini; Apple iMac G5; Sony PlayStation Portable; IBM Blue Gene/L (70.72 TFLOPS)
Games: Fable
Technology: DualDisc; PCI Express; USB FlashCard
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Programming Languages: Job Submission Description Language
Computers: IBM System z9; Apple iPod Nano; Apple Mac Mini; Intel Pentium D (microprocessor); Sun UltraSPARC IV (microprocessor); Xbox 360
Games: Lego Star Wars
Operating Systems: Apple iOS (for iPhone); Windows Vista
Computers: AMD K10 (microprocessor), Apple TV; Apple iPhone; Apple iPod Touch; Amazon Kindle
Operating Systems: Google Android; Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Computers: Android Dev Phone 1; BlackBerry Storm; Intel Atom (microprocessor); MacBook Air; IBM RoadRunner (1.026 PFLOPS); Dhruva (India, 6 TFLOPS)
Operating Systems: Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Computers: Motorola Driod; Palm Pre; Cray XT5 Jaguar (1.759 PFLOPS)
Computers: Apple iPad; IBM z196 (microprocessor); Apple iPhone 4; Kobo eReader; HTC Evo 4G
Operating Systems: MkLinux
Computers: Hitachi SR2201/1024 (Japan, 220.4 GFLOPS); Hitachi/Tsukuba CP=PACS/2048 (Japan, 368.2 GFLOPS)
Games: Tomn Raider and Lara Croft, Pokémon; Quake (first person shooter using new 3D rendering on daughter boards)
Technology: USB
1997:
Operating Systems: Mac OS 8
Programming Languages: Alloy
Computers: AMD K6 (microprocessor); Intel Pentium II (microprocessor); PalmPilot; Intel ASCI Red/9152 (1.338 TFLOPS)
Software: AOL Instant Messenger
Technology: web blogging
1998:
Operating Systems: Windows 98
Computers: Apple iMac; Apple iMac G3; Intel Xeon (microprocessor)
1999:
Operating Systems: Mac OS 9
Computers: PowerMac; AMD Athlon (microprocessor); Intel Pentium III (microprocessor); BlackBerry; Apple iBook; TiVo; Intel ASCI Red/9632 (2.3796 TFLOPS)
2000s
2000:
Operating Systems: Mac OS 9; Windows ME; Windows 2000
Programming Languages: D; C#; RELAX (regular Language description for XML)
Computers: Intel Pentium 4 (microprocessor, over 1 GHz); Sony PlayStation 2; IBM ASCI White (7.226 TFLOPS)
Technology: USB flash drive
2001:
Operating Systems: Mac OS X Cheetah; Windows XP; z/OS
Programming Languages: Kylix
Computers: Nintendo GameCube; Apple iPod; Intel Itanium (microprocessor); Xbox
Games: Halo
Technology: blade server
2002:
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.1 Puma
Computers: Apple eMac; Apple iMac G4; Apple XServe; NEC Earth Simulator (Japan, 35.86 TFLOPS)
2003:
Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar
Computers: PowerPC G5; AMD Athlon 64 (microprocessor); Intel Pentium M (microprocessor)
Games: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
2004:
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Computers: Apple iPod Mini; Apple iMac G5; Sony PlayStation Portable; IBM Blue Gene/L (70.72 TFLOPS)
Games: Fable
Technology: DualDisc; PCI Express; USB FlashCard
2005:
Operating Systems: Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Programming Languages: Job Submission Description Language
Computers: IBM System z9; Apple iPod Nano; Apple Mac Mini; Intel Pentium D (microprocessor); Sun UltraSPARC IV (microprocessor); Xbox 360
Games: Lego Star Wars
2006:
Computers: Apple Intel-based iMac; Intel Core
2 (microprocessor); Sony PlayStation 3
Technology: Blu-Ray Disc
Technology: Blu-Ray Disc
2007:
Operating Systems: Apple iOS (for iPhone); Windows Vista
Computers: AMD K10 (microprocessor), Apple TV; Apple iPhone; Apple iPod Touch; Amazon Kindle
2008:
Operating Systems: Google Android; Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Computers: Android Dev Phone 1; BlackBerry Storm; Intel Atom (microprocessor); MacBook Air; IBM RoadRunner (1.026 PFLOPS); Dhruva (India, 6 TFLOPS)
2009:
Operating Systems: Windows 7; Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Computers: Motorola Driod; Palm Pre; Cray XT5 Jaguar (1.759 PFLOPS)
2010:
Computers: Apple iPad; IBM z196 (microprocessor); Apple iPhone 4; Kobo eReader; HTC Evo 4G