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When did home computers become popular?
If you want the straight answer, 1997 would be a good year, though 1995 was the true breakthrough year. Windows 95 was the first "must-have" product-- before Windows 95, thing…s came out quietly and slowly made their way into everyday life. Windows 95 was released in a huge ceremony with a multimillion dollar advertising campaign, to make sure everybody knew about it. Nowadays it's not uncommon to see such a thing. Furthermore, Windows 95 was the first computer with a taskbar and an interface similar to that of today, and it made it easy to connect to the internet, which was still in its infancy at the time. Don't be mistaken, though. Shortly after Windows 95 was released, Apple began an ad campaign that claimed that a Macintosh computer from 1989 would have the same features and Windows 95. Turns out Apple was lacking in the advertising department. The same answer could apply to the World Wide Web. Although it was invented in 1989, it didn't become popular until the late 90's, and many who bought their first computer around that time was sure also to get the internet. Most websites from the 90's were goofy-looking, though by 1999 life was well on its way to the way it is today. (MORE)
