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The world moved to the World Wide Web to communicate and do business as the 1990s became the "wired decade." Here are sites representing a range of uses for the online environment.

http://www.aol.com
The Web version of America Online, whose wide range of services and ease of use triumphed in the race to attract first-time computer users.

http://www.microsoft.com
Microsoft, the pre-eminent software company of the decade.

http://www.cnn.com
CNN, the entity that changed TV news, moved its operation to the 24-hour coverage on the Web.

http://icreport.loc.gov/icreport/1cover.htm
The full text of the Starr Report on the President Clinton-Marcia Lewinsky scandal, which was released to the public online on Sept. 11, 1998.

http://www.amazon.com
Amazon.com, whose catalog of books made it one of the most successful of the early "e-tailers," or companies who sold their goods online.

http://www.etrade.com
E*Trade, which allows people to buy and sell stocks through their computer.

http://www.cnet.com/Content/Reports/Special/Y2000/
CNET's special report about the Y2K bug, which caused companies dependent on computers to scramble worldwide as the end of the millenium approached.

A yearlong Providence Journal series about life in Rhode Island during the 20th century. Produced in cooperation with the Rhode Island Historical Society.