Chronology of Personal Computer Software

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References are numbered in [brackets], which are listed here. A number after the dot gives the page in the source.

Last updated: 2008 June 25.

1972-1979 1980-1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992-1993 1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2003 2004 2005
2006-end

1994

January (month)
  • Top selling MS-DOS/Windows computer game in the USA during the month: SimCity 2000. [1509.184]
  • Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: AD&D Gateway to the Savage Frontier. [1509.184]
  • Top selling Macintosh computer game in the USA during the month: SimCity 2000. [1509.184]
February (month)
  • Top selling MS-DOS/Windows computer game in the USA during the month: SimCity 2000. [1510.176]
  • Top selling Amiga computer game in the USA during the month: AD&D Gateway to the Savage Frontier. [1510.176]
  • Top selling Macintosh computer game in the USA during the month: SimCity 2000. [1510.176]
August (month)
  • Top selling computer game in the USA for the month: Doom. [2230.54]

1995

April (month)
  • Top selling computer game in the USA for the month: Dark Forces. [1768.22]
May (month)
  • Top selling computer game in the USA for the month: Myst. [1768.22]
November (month)
  • Top selling computer game in the USA for the month: Myst. [2159.23]

End of 1994-1995. Next: 1996.
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1972-1979 1980-1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992-1993 1994-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2003 2004 2005
2006-end


A list of references to all source material is available.

Other web pages of interest:

  • Chronology of Personal Computers
  • Personal Computer References in Pop Culture
  • Chronology of Apple Computers
  • Chronology of Video Game Systems
  • Ken P's Today in History
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