(1993 and after)

• A pin grid array, often

abbreviated PGA, is a type
of integrated circuit packaging. In a
PGA, the package is square or
rectangular, and the pins are
arranged in a regular array on the
underside of the package. The pins
are commonly spaced 2.54 mm
(0.1") apart,[1] and may or may not
cover the entire underside of the
package.
• PGAs are often mounted on printed
circuit boards using the through
hole method or inserted into
a socket. PGAs allow for more pins
per integrated circuit than older
packages, such as dual in-line
package (DIP).
• The Video Electronics Standards
Association (VESA) is a non-profit
standards organization in the field of
computer graphics. It was formed in
1988 by monitor and video card
manufacturers with the goal of
driving standard initiatives and
product and market implementations
in the field of electronics technology.
VESA is well known for the SVGA
display standard and the DisplayPort
standard.
• Deep Blue was a chess-
playing
computer developed
by IBM. It is known for
being the first computer
chess-playing system to
win both a chess game
and a chess match
against a reigning world
champion under regular
time controls.
• Released in January 1996, USB 1.0
specified data rates of
1.5 Mbit/s (Low Bandwidth or Low
Speed) and 12 Mbit/s (Full
Speed).[22] It did not allow for
extension cables or pass-through
monitors, due to timing and power
limitations. Few USB devices made it
to the market until USB 1.1 was
released in August 1998. USB 1.1
was the earliest revision that was
widely adopted and led to what
Microsoft designated the "Legacy-
free PC".
• CD-RW (Compact Disc-ReWritable)
is a digital optical
disc storage format introduced in
1997. A CD-RW compact disc (CD-
RWs) can be written, read, erased,
and re-written.
• CD-RWs, as opposed to CDs,
require specialized readers that
have sensitive laser optics.
Consequently, CD-RWs cannot be
read in many CD readers built prior
to the introduction of CD-RW. CD-
ROM drives with a "MultiRead"
certification are compatible.
• iMac is a family of all-in-
one Macintosh desktop
computers designed and built
by Apple Inc. It has been the
primary part of Apple's
consumer desktop offerings
since its debut in August 1998,
and has evolved through seven
distinct forms.
• BlackBerry 850 was the
first BlackBerry device
introduced in 1999.
Supporting email and
limited HTML browsing,
the small device
featured a monochrome
screen.
• USB 2.0 is a Universal
Serial Bus (USB) standard.
Almost all devices with USB
capabilities, and nearly all
USB cables, support at
least USB 2.0. Devices that
adhere to the USB 2.0
standard have the ability to
transmit data at a
maximum speed of
480Mbps.
• Arduino is an open-source
hardware and software company, project and
user community that designs and
manufactures single-board
microcontrollers and microcontroller kits for
building digital devices and interactive objects
that can sense and control both physically and
digitally. Its products are licensed under
the GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)
or the GNU General Public
License(GPL),[1] permitting the manufacture of
Arduino boards and software distribution by
anyone. Arduino boards are available
commercially in preassembled form or as do-
it-yourself (DIY) kits.
• The Mac mini (branded with
lowercase "mini") is a desktop
computer made by Apple Inc. ...
Apple initially marketed it as
BYODKM (Bring Your Own
Display, Keyboard, and Mouse),
pitching it to users switching
from a traditional PC running
operating systems such as
Microsoft Windows.
• Apple's Intel Transition was the process of changing
the Central Processing Unit (CPU)
of Macintosh computers from PowerPCprocessors
to Intel x86 processors. The transition became public knowledge
at the 2005 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC),
when Apple's CEO Steve Jobs made the announcement that the
company would make a transition from the use of
PowerPC microprocessors supplied
by Freescale (formerly Motorola) and IBM in its Macintosh
computers, to processors designed and manufactured by Intel, a
chief supplier for most of Apple's competitors.
• The iPhone (colloquially known as
the iPhone 2G after 2008) is the
first smartphone designed and
marketed by Apple Inc. After years
of rumors and speculation, it was
officially announced on January 9,
2007,[9] and was later released in
the United States on June 29, 2007.
It featured quad-
band GSM cellular connectivity
with GPRS and EDGE support for
data transfer.