| This timeline highlights key events, projects, publications, and technological changes affecting the use of digital technology and efforts to preserve it. Several views of this timeline are available by clicking on the green tabs above. For the complete listing of entries, choose “View All.” You can also navigate the timeline by selecting a date. The seven subject categories include: |
| View All |
Entire timeline in chronological order |
| General Developments |
Events in history of digital technology & preservation |
| Protocols and Formats |
As technology evolved, so did file standards and protocols |
| Networks |
Networked computing milestones |
| Hardware and Software |
The evolution of computers and software |
| Media |
External storage media |
| Crisis and Obsolescence |
Events that could negatively affect digital preservation |
| Organizational Response |
Actions taken by governments and organizations in reaction to the proliferation of digital information. |
