1995 was the year the Web really began to bust out: Amazon.com and eBay launched – as did Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0. On the horizon: Gigabit Ethernet.
Win95 wins ’em over
Win 95 releases the oft-delayed successor to Windows 3.1 which includes Internet Explorer 1.0
Ethernnet in overdrive
Vendors start talking about Gigabit Ethernet
IBM buys Lotus
Remember when Lotus was larger than Microsoft?
More: Amazon.com launched Cisco acquires Grand Junction, the inventor and leading supplier of Ethernet switching products AT&T carves itself up, forming AT&T, Lucent and NCR eBay launched