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| 1968 || align="center" | — || '''''Colossal Cave Adventure''''' was played on mainframes.
| 1968 || align="center" width="75" | — || '''''[[Colossal Cave Adventure]]''''' was played on mainframes.
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|- valign="top"
| 1971  || align="center" | — || Intel's first microprocessor (the 4004) was introduced.
| 1971 || align="center" | — || Intel's first microprocessor (the 4004) was introduced.
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|- valign="top"
| 1976 || align="center" | — || Apple I introduced (didn't have a keyboard or a video card).
| 1976 || align="center" | — || Apple I introduced (didn't have a keyboard or a video card).
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| 1977  || align="center" | — || (16k, 1mHz), TRS-80 (4k), Commodore PET (8k) introduced.
| 1977 || align="center" | — || (16k, 1mHz), TRS-80 (4k), Commodore PET (8k) introduced.
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|- valign="top"
| 1978  || align="center" | — || Intel 8086 introduced.
| 1978 || align="center" | — || Intel 8086 introduced.
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| 1979  || align="center" | — || Atari 800 (48k, 1.79 mHz), Motorola 68000 introduced. <br />- CompuServe launched.<br />- '''''Star Trek I''''' and '''''Alien''''' played in theaters.
| 1979 || align="center" | — || Atari 800 (48k, 1.79 mHz), Motorola 68000 introduced.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1980  || align="center" | — || '''''Mystery House''''' released for the Apple ][ (16k RAM). First hi-res adventure game ever. Still no animation, sound or color. '''''Wizard and the Princess''''' for the Apple ][ was released later that year as the first hi-res color game. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || CompuServe launched.-  Star Trek I and Alien''''' played in theaters.
- TI-99/4A was introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- '''''The Empire Strikes Back''''' played in theaters.
| 1980 || align="center" | — || '''''[[Mystery House]]''''' released for the Apple ][ (16k RAM). First hi-res adventure game ever. Still no animation, sound or color. '''''[[Wizard and the Princess]]''''' for the Apple ][ was released later that year as the first hi-res color game.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1981  || align="center" | — || '''''Mission: Asteroid''''' was released for the Apple ][. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || TI-99/4A was introduced.
- IBM PC (64k,8088, 4.77 mHz, CGA) introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- MS-DOS 1.0 released.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''The Empire Strikes Back''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1982  || align="center" | — || '''''Wizard and the Princess''''' was released for the IBM PC as its first hi-res color adventure game. '''''Time Zone''''' was released for the Apple ][ as its largest adventure game. It took 12 disks (most games h - Commodore 64 (64k, 1 mHz), Intel 286 introduced.<br />
| 1981 || align="center" | — || '''''[[Mission: Asteroid]]''''' was released for the Apple ][.
- '''''Tron, ET, Star Trek II''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || IBM PC (64k, 8088, 4.77 mHz, CGA) introduced.
| 1983  || align="center" | — || IBM XT introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- MS-DOS 2.0 released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || MS-DOS 1.0 released.
- '''''WarGames, Return of the Jedi''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| 1982 || align="center" | — || '''''[[Wizard and the Princess]]''''' was released for the IBM PC as its first hi-res color adventure game. '''''[[Time Zone]]''''' was released for the Apple ][ as its largest adventure game. It took 12 disks (most games had 1 to 4 disks).
| 1984 || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest I''''' was released. '''''The Dark Crystal''''' was released. <br />
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- IBM PCjr (128k), Macintosh, Tandy 1000, IBM AT (640k, 286) introduced. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Commodore 64 (64k, 1 mHz), Intel 286 introduced.
- MS-DOS 3.0 released. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Video game cartridge market crashed. Massive layoffs. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Tron''''', '''''ET''''', '''''Star Trek II''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Terminator, Electric Dreams, The Last Starfighter, Star Trek III''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| 1983 || align="center" | — || IBM XT introduced.
| 1985 || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest II''''' was released. <br />
|- valign="top"
- EGA introduced.<br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || MS-DOS 2.0 released.
- Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Intel 386 introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Windows 1.0 released.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''WarGames''''', '''''Return of the Jedi''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1986  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest III''''' was released. <br />
| 1984 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest I]]''''' was released. '''''[[The Dark Crystal]]''''' was released.
- Compaq 386 (1 meg, 16 mHz) introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- '''''Aliens, Star Trek IV''''' played in theaters.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || IBM PCjr (128k), Macintosh, Tandy 1000, IBM AT (640k, 286) introduced.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1987  || align="center" | — || VGA is standard now. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || MS-DOS 3.0 released.
- IBM PS/2, Motorola 68030 introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- OS/2 and Windows 2.0 released.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Video game cartridge market crashed. Massive layoffs.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1988  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest IV''''' and the original '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose''''' were released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Terminator''''', '''''Electric Dreams''''', '''''The Last Starfighter''''', '''''Star Trek III''''' played in theaters.
- Sound cards supported. <br />
|- valign="top"
- MS-DOS 4.0 released.
| 1985 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest II]]''''' was released.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1989 || align="center" | — || '''''Colonel's Bequest''''' was released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || EGA introduced.
- Intel 486 introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- '''''Star Trek V''''' played in theaters.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Intel 386 introduced.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1990  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V floppy version''''', '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD''''', '''''King's Quest I''''' remake were released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Windows 1.0 released.
- Motorola 68040 introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Windows 3.0 released. <br />
| 1986 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest III]]''''' was released.
- '''''Total Recall''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Compaq 386 (1 meg, 16 mHz) introduced.
| 1991 || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V CD''''', '''''Dagger of Amon Ra''''' released. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Windows supported. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Aliens''''', '''''Star Trek IV''''' played in theaters.
- MS-DOS 5.0 released. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Disney's '''''Beauty and the Beast, Terminator, Star Trek VI''''' played in theaters.
| 1987 || align="center" | — || VGA is standard now.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1992 || align="center" | — || Windows 3.1 was released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || IBM PS/2, Motorola 68030 introduced.
- '''''Lawnmower Man''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || OS/2 and Windows 2.0 released.
| 1993  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VI''''' was released. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Intel Pentium P5 introduced.
| 1988 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest IV]]''''' and the original '''''[[Mixed-Up Mother Goose]]''''' were released.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1994  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VII''''' was released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Sound cards supported.
- PowerPC 601 introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- '''''Star Trek: Generations''''' played in theaters.
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || MS-DOS 4.0 released.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1995  || align="center" | — || '''''Phantasmagoria''''' was released. <br />
| 1989 || align="center" | — || '''''[[Colonel's Bequest]]''''' was released.
- Intel Pentium Pro introduced. <br />
|- valign="top"
- Windows 95 released. <br />
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Intel 486 introduced.
- '''''Toy Story''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
|- valign="top"|
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Star Trek V''''' played in theaters.
| 1996  || align="center" | — || Working hard on ''''''''King's Quest MoE''''''''. <br />
|- valign="top"
- '''''Twister''''' played in theaters.
| 1990 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V floppy]]''''' version, '''''[[Mixed-up Mother Goose|Mixed-up Mother Goose CD]]''''', '''''[[King's Quest I]]''''' remake were released.
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|- valign="top"
| 1997  || align="center" | — ||  
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Motorola 68040 introduced.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1998  || align="center" | — ||  
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Windows 3.0 released.
|- valign="top"|
|- valign="top"
| 1999  || align="center" | — || February 22 - [[Chainsaw Monday]]
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Total Recall''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1991 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder|King's Quest V CD]]''''', '''''[[Dagger of Amon Ra]]''''' released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Windows supported.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || MS-DOS 5.0 released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Disney's '''''Beauty and the Beast''''', '''''Terminator''''', '''''Star Trek VI''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1992 || align="center" | — || Windows 3.1 was released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Lawnmower Man''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1993 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest VI]]''''' was released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Intel Pentium P5 introduced.
|- valign="top"
| 1994 || align="center" | — || '''''[[King's Quest VII]]''''' was released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || PowerPC 601 introduced.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Star Trek: Generations''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1995 || align="center" | — ||'''''[[ Phantasmagoria]]''''' was released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Intel Pentium Pro introduced.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || Windows 95 released.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Toy Story''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1996 || align="center" | — || Working hard on '''''[[King's Quest MoE]]'''''.
|- valign="top"
| &nbsp; || align="center" | — || '''''Twister''''' played in theaters.
|- valign="top"
| 1997 || align="center" | — || &nbsp;
|- valign="top"
| 1998 || align="center" | — || &nbsp;
|- valign="top"
| 1999 || align="center" | — || February 22 - [[Chainsaw Monday]]
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==<br /> References ==
<references />
== See Also ==
* [[Sierra History|Main Sierra History Page]]
&nbsp;
[[Category:Sierra History]]
[[Category:History Stub Pages]]
[[Category:Miscellaneous Pages]]
[[Category:New Pages to be Edited]]

Latest revision as of 19:09, 12 November 2024

Sierra Timeline

from the book accompanying The Roberta Williams Anthology


1968 — Colossal Cave Adventure was played on mainframes.
1971 — Intel's first microprocessor (the 4004) was introduced.
1976 — Apple I introduced (didn't have a keyboard or a video card).
1977 — (16k, 1mHz), TRS-80 (4k), Commodore PET (8k) introduced.
1978 — Intel 8086 introduced.
1979 — Atari 800 (48k, 1.79 mHz), Motorola 68000 introduced.
  — CompuServe launched.- Star Trek I and Alien played in theaters.
1980 — Mystery House released for the Apple ][ (16k RAM). First hi-res adventure game ever. Still no animation, sound or color. Wizard and the Princess for the Apple ][ was released later that year as the first hi-res color game.
  — TI-99/4A was introduced.
  — The Empire Strikes Back played in theaters.
1981 — Mission: Asteroid was released for the Apple ][.
  — IBM PC (64k, 8088, 4.77 mHz, CGA) introduced.
  — MS-DOS 1.0 released.
1982 — Wizard and the Princess was released for the IBM PC as its first hi-res color adventure game. Time Zone was released for the Apple ][ as its largest adventure game. It took 12 disks (most games had 1 to 4 disks).
  — Commodore 64 (64k, 1 mHz), Intel 286 introduced.
  — Tron, ET, Star Trek II played in theaters.
1983 — IBM XT introduced.
  — MS-DOS 2.0 released.
  — WarGames, Return of the Jedi played in theaters.
1984 — King's Quest I was released. The Dark Crystal was released.
  — IBM PCjr (128k), Macintosh, Tandy 1000, IBM AT (640k, 286) introduced.
  — MS-DOS 3.0 released.
  — Video game cartridge market crashed. Massive layoffs.
  — Terminator, Electric Dreams, The Last Starfighter, Star Trek III played in theaters.
1985 — King's Quest II was released.
  — EGA introduced.
  — Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Intel 386 introduced.
  — Windows 1.0 released.
1986 — King's Quest III was released.
  — Compaq 386 (1 meg, 16 mHz) introduced.
  — Aliens, Star Trek IV played in theaters.
1987 — VGA is standard now.
  — IBM PS/2, Motorola 68030 introduced.
  — OS/2 and Windows 2.0 released.
1988 — King's Quest IV and the original Mixed-Up Mother Goose were released.
  — Sound cards supported.
  — MS-DOS 4.0 released.
1989 — Colonel's Bequest was released.
  — Intel 486 introduced.
  — Star Trek V played in theaters.
1990 — King's Quest V floppy version, Mixed-up Mother Goose CD, King's Quest I remake were released.
  — Motorola 68040 introduced.
  — Windows 3.0 released.
  — Total Recall played in theaters.
1991 — King's Quest V CD, Dagger of Amon Ra released.
  — Windows supported.
  — MS-DOS 5.0 released.
  — Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Terminator, Star Trek VI played in theaters.
1992 — Windows 3.1 was released.
  — Lawnmower Man played in theaters.
1993 — King's Quest VI was released.
  — Intel Pentium P5 introduced.
1994 — King's Quest VII was released.
  — PowerPC 601 introduced.
  — Star Trek: Generations played in theaters.
1995 — Phantasmagoria was released.
  — Intel Pentium Pro introduced.
  — Windows 95 released.
  — Toy Story played in theaters.
1996 — Working hard on King's Quest MoE.
  — Twister played in theaters.
1997 —  
1998 —  
1999 — February 22 - Chainsaw Monday


References


See Also

 

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