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You Won’t Believe What Happened When Thunderbolt 1995 Was First Unveiled! In the mid-1990s, the tech world was buzzing with innovation, but few events stand out quite like the dramatic unveiling of Thunderbolt 1995—predecessor to the groundbreaking Thunderbolt standard we know today. Though not officially launched until 2011, the seeds of Thunderbolt were sown back in 1995 in a meeting that would set the stage for future revolutionary connectivity. ### The 1995 Revelation: A Hidden Moment in Tech History Back in 1995, Intel—already a leader in high-speed interfaces—gathered engineers and partners to unveil a visionary concept: an ultra-fast, integrated peripheral connectivity standard. Dubbed “Thunderbolt,” though not yet branded as such, this early prototype aimed to merge multiple high-speed data transfer protocols into a single, lightning-fast channel. The goal was simple but revolutionary: enable seamless, high-bandwidth communication between computers, displays, storage, and external devices—all managed with ease and lightning speed.