1999 in computing, games and technology
118 milestones from 1999: 29 computers and hardware, 24 peripherals, 12 software, 4 games, 21 games, 3 games, 2 books, 12 movies, 5 events, 3 legal milestones, 3 world events.
Open 1999 in the interactive timeline The 1990s
Computers and hardware
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD73
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD83
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD88
- Sony Digital Mavica MVC-FD91
- Kodak DCS 660
- Kodak DC260
- Minolta DiMAGE EX 1500
- Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)
- PocketStation
- Palm V
- Nikon Coolpix 950
- AMD K6-III
- Intel Pentium III
- WonderSwan
- Neo Geo Pocket Color
- TiVo
- Palm VII
- PowerBook G3 (Lombard)
- Nikon D1
- AMD Athlon
- iBook G3
- Apple AirPort
- ATI Rage 128
- Power Mac G4
- Sega Dreamcast (North America)
- Handspring Visor
- HP Pavilion notebooks
- Sega Dreamcast (Europe)
- Intel Pentium III Coppermine
Peripherals
- Wacom Intuos
- Razer Boomslang
- Saitek X36 Flight Control System
- ThrustMaster HOTAS Cougar
- Turtle Beach Montego
- Plantronics DSP-300 headset
- ELSA Revelator
- IBM Microdrive
- Epson Stylus Photo 700
- Alcatel Speed Touch USB
- BlackBerry 850
- S3 Savage4
- NVIDIA RIVA TNT2
- 3dfx Voodoo3
- Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike
- Bluetooth 1.0
- Secure Digital (SD) card
- Matrox G400
- Apple Cinema Display (22-inch)
- IEEE 802.11b Wi-Fi
- Microsoft IntelliMouse with IntelliEye
- Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer
- NVIDIA GeForce 256
- Nintendo 64DD
Software
- Linux 2.2
- Internet Explorer 5
- Red Hat Linux 6.0
- Mac OS 8.6
- SETI@home
- Napster launches
- Microsoft Office 2000
- Windows 98 Second Edition
- MSN Messenger
- Blogger
- Mac OS 9
- Game Maker
Games
- EverQuest
- Sonic Adventure
- Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
- Quake III Arena
Games
- Star Wars: Rise in Power
- SimCity 3000
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- Starsiege
- RollerCoaster Tycoon
- Star Wars Episode I: Racer
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
- Counter-Strike beta 1.0
- System Shock 2
- Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
- Duke Nukem: Zero Hour
- Homeworld
- Pharaoh
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine
- Chrono Cross
- Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Unreal Tournament
- SWAT 3: Close Quarters Battle
- Planescape: Torment
Games
Books
Movies
- Office Space
- Wing Commander (film)
- The Matrix
- eXistenZ
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- The Thirteenth Floor
- Pirates of Silicon Valley airs on TNT
- The Blair Witch Project
- The Sixth Sense
- Fight Club
- Pokemon: The First Movie opens in the US
- Toy Story 2
Events
- Dell passes Compaq as the top PC maker
- NVIDIA IPO
- Yahoo announces purchase of GeoCities
- Red Hat IPO
- COMDEX/Fall '99 in Las Vegas
Legal milestones
- Kevin Mitnick pleads guilty
- Judge Jackson issues findings of fact in the Microsoft case
- RIAA sues Napster