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| 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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| 1976 ||- valign="top"|  Apple I introduced (didn't have a keyboard or a video card).
| 1976 ||- valign="top"| 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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| 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 />-&nbsp; CompuServe launched.<br />-&nbsp; '''''Star Trek I''''' and '''''Alien''''' played in theaters.
| 1979  || align="center" | — || Atari 800 (48k, 1.79 mHz), Motorola 68000 introduced. <br />- CompuServe launched.<br />- '''''Star Trek I''''' and '''''Alien''''' played in theaters.
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| 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 />
| 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; TI-99/4A was introduced. <br />
- TI-99/4A was introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''The Empire Strikes Back''''' played in theaters.
- '''''The Empire Strikes Back''''' played in theaters.
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| 1981  || align="center" | — || '''''Mission: Asteroid''''' was released for the Apple ][. <br />
| 1981  || align="center" | — || '''''Mission: Asteroid''''' was released for the Apple ][. <br />
-&nbsp; IBM PC (64k,8088, 4.77 mHz, CGA) introduced. <br />
- IBM PC (64k,8088, 4.77 mHz, CGA) introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; MS-DOS 1.0 released.
- MS-DOS 1.0 released.
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| 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 -&nbsp; Commodore 64 (64k, 1 mHz), Intel 286 introduced.<br />
| 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 />
-&nbsp; '''''Tron, ET, Star Trek II''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Tron, ET, Star Trek II''''' played in theaters.
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| 1983  || align="center" | — || IBM XT introduced. <br />
| 1983  || align="center" | — || IBM XT introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; MS-DOS 2.0 released. <br />
- MS-DOS 2.0 released. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''WarGames, Return of the Jedi''''' played in theaters.
- '''''WarGames, Return of the Jedi''''' played in theaters.
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| 1984  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest I''''' was released. '''''The Dark Crystal''''' was released. <br />
| 1984  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest I''''' was released. '''''The Dark Crystal''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; IBM PCjr (128k), Macintosh, Tandy 1000, IBM AT (640k, 286) introduced. <br />
- IBM PCjr (128k), Macintosh, Tandy 1000, IBM AT (640k, 286) introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; MS-DOS 3.0 released. <br />
- MS-DOS 3.0 released. <br />
-&nbsp; Video game cartridge market crashed. Massive layoffs. <br />
- Video game cartridge market crashed. Massive layoffs. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Terminator, Electric Dreams, The Last Starfighter, Star Trek III''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Terminator, Electric Dreams, The Last Starfighter, Star Trek III''''' played in theaters.
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| 1985  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest II''''' was released. <br />
| 1985  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest II''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; EGA introduced.<br />
- EGA introduced.<br />
-&nbsp; Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Intel 386 introduced. <br />
- Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Intel 386 introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; Windows 1.0 released.
- Windows 1.0 released.
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| 1986  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest III''''' was released. <br />
| 1986  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest III''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; Compaq 386 (1 meg, 16 mHz) introduced. <br />
- Compaq 386 (1 meg, 16 mHz) introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Aliens, Star Trek IV''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Aliens, Star Trek IV''''' played in theaters.
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| 1987  || align="center" | — || VGA is standard now. <br />
| 1987  || align="center" | — || VGA is standard now. <br />
-&nbsp; IBM PS/2, Motorola 68030 introduced. <br />
- IBM PS/2, Motorola 68030 introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; OS/2 and Windows 2.0 released.
- OS/2 and Windows 2.0 released.
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| 1988  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest IV''''' and the original '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose''''' were released. <br />
| 1988  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest IV''''' and the original '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose''''' were released. <br />
-&nbsp; Sound cards supported. <br />
- Sound cards supported. <br />
-&nbsp; MS-DOS 4.0 released.
- MS-DOS 4.0 released.
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| 1989  || align="center" | — || '''''Colonel's Bequest''''' was released. <br />
| 1989  || align="center" | — || '''''Colonel's Bequest''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; Intel 486 introduced. <br />
- Intel 486 introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Star Trek V''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Star Trek V''''' played in theaters.
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| 1990  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V floppy version''''', '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD''''', '''''King's Quest I''''' remake were released. <br />
| 1990  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V floppy version''''', '''''Mixed-Up Mother Goose CD''''', '''''King's Quest I''''' remake were released. <br />
-&nbsp; Motorola 68040 introduced. <br />
- Motorola 68040 introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; Windows 3.0 released. <br />
- Windows 3.0 released. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Total Recall''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Total Recall''''' played in theaters.
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| 1991  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V CD''''', '''''Dagger of Amon Ra''''' released. <br />
| 1991  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest V CD''''', '''''Dagger of Amon Ra''''' released. <br />
-&nbsp; Windows supported. <br />
- Windows supported. <br />
-&nbsp; MS-DOS 5.0 released. <br />
- MS-DOS 5.0 released. <br />
-&nbsp; Disney's '''''Beauty and the Beast, Terminator, Star Trek VI''''' played in theaters.
- Disney's '''''Beauty and the Beast, Terminator, Star Trek VI''''' played in theaters.
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| 1992  || align="center" | — || Windows 3.1 was released. <br />
| 1992  || align="center" | — || Windows 3.1 was released. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Lawnmower Man''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Lawnmower Man''''' played in theaters.
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| 1993  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VI''''' was released. <br />
| 1993  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VI''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; Intel Pentium P5 introduced.
- Intel Pentium P5 introduced.
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| 1994  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VII''''' was released. <br />
| 1994  || align="center" | — || '''''King's Quest VII''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; PowerPC 601 introduced. <br />
- PowerPC 601 introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Star Trek: Generations''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Star Trek: Generations''''' played in theaters.
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| 1995  || align="center" | — || '''''Phantasmagoria''''' was released. <br />
| 1995  || align="center" | — || '''''Phantasmagoria''''' was released. <br />
-&nbsp; Intel Pentium Pro introduced. <br />
- Intel Pentium Pro introduced. <br />
-&nbsp; Windows 95 released. <br />
- Windows 95 released. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Toy Story''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Toy Story''''' played in theaters.
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| 1996  || align="center" | — || Working hard on ''''''''King's Quest MoE''''''''. <br />
| 1996  || align="center" | — || Working hard on ''''''''King's Quest MoE''''''''. <br />
-&nbsp; '''''Twister''''' played in theaters.
- '''''Twister''''' played in theaters.
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| 1997  || align="center" | — || &nbsp;
| 1997  || align="center" | — ||  
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| 1998  || align="center" | — || &nbsp;
| 1998  || align="center" | — ||  
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| 1999  || align="center" | — || February 22 - [[Chainsaw Monday]]
| 1999  || align="center" | — || February 22 - [[Chainsaw Monday]]
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Revision as of 13:29, 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 h - 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
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