What a life!

"Scripting News: "News.Com: Microsoft to abandon standalone IE. This means that to get a new version of the browser you'll have to install a new version of the operating system? Also, what about the Mac version of IE? Again, Web developers never asked to be Microsoft developers, now they think we should be Windows developers. Oy." Who cares? Browser's are dead. It's time to start fighting over the next killer app." [snellsplace]

Wow. Whenever I read something like that I automatically think how lucky I am to live during this time. Here are some of the milestones that most stand out to me in the computer world:

- 1985: Apple IIe are popular but Radio Shack sells TRS-80's...the ones that I learned BASIC on
- 1990: BBS are great for sharing code...I downloaded my first pascal compiler from a BBS
- 1991: Computer Chronicles was my saturday morning regular
- 1992: Borland's compilers ROCK...I tried using Microsoft's compilers but prefered Borland's
- 1994:Microsoft goes Visual...About this time I started switching to MS language tools, but Borland will always be in my heart =)
- 1995: The Internet is talking off...I became friends with Telnet
- 1995: Windows 95 gets tons of media coverage.
- 1996: Netscape's new Web browser is #1...I remember it used to fit on a floppy
- 1997: Internet explorer plays catchup...About this time I start switching over from Navigator
- 1997: The browser wars start...it's the killer app
- 1998: Stock market starts to go crazy
- 1999: Napster...Free Music
- 2000: Stock market stops going crazy
- 2002: RSS Everywhere
- 2003: Internet Explorer declares the war won...what's the next killer app?

It's been a great ride and I wouldn't trade it for any other time. Well, maybe the early 1900's were cool too. Thomas Edison was one smart cookie.