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Google Files for Incorporation
September 4, 1998 Larry Page and Sergey Brin file incorporation papers for Google in California. Filing on a Friday, the date of official incorporation would be marked as Monday, September 7th. Starting out as a privately held company, Google would hold their IPO about 6 years later on August 19, 2004. The post Google Files for Incorporation appeared first on…
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eBay Founded
September 3, 1995 The online auction site, eBay, is launched as “AuctionWeb” by Pierre Omidyar. The first item sold, a broken laser pointer, wasn’t actually intended to sell, but rather to test the new site, itself started as a hobby. Surprised that the item sold for $ 14.83, Omidyar contacted the buyer to make sure he…
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First Flyby of Saturn
September 1, 1977 Pioneer 11 becomes the first man-made object to fly by Saturn. The post First Flyby of Saturn appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Snow Leopard Released; The End of AppleTalk
August 28, 2009 Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6, “Snow Leopard” for their Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was an important release as it was the first to drop support for PowerPC-based Macs and focus optimization for the Intel processor-based Macs. The networking protocol that Apple had used since the 1980’s, AppleTalk, was also discontinued in…
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Snow Leopard Released; The End of AppleTalk
August 28, 2009 Apple releases Mac OS X 10.6, “Snow Leopard” for their Macintosh computers. Snow Leopard was an important release as it was the first to drop support for PowerPC-based Macs and focus optimization for the Intel processor-based Macs. The networking protocol that Apple had used since the 1980’s, AppleTalk, was also discontinued in…
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Windows 95 Released
August 24, 1995 Kicking off one of the largest product launches in technology history, Microsoft releases the highly anticipated Windows 95. More than one million copies will be sold in the first four days of its release. The post Windows 95 Released appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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Windows 95 Released
August 24, 1995 Kicking off one of the largest product launches in technology history, Microsoft releases the highly anticipated Windows 95. More than one million copies will be sold in the first four days of its release. The post Windows 95 Released appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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Windows 95 Released
August 24, 1995 Kicking off one of the largest product launches in technology history, Microsoft releases the highly anticipated Windows 95. More than one million copies will be sold in the first four days of its release. The post Windows 95 Released appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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Windows 95 Released
August 24, 1995 Kicking off one of the largest product launches in technology history, Microsoft releases the highly anticipated Windows 95. More than one million copies will be sold in the first four days of its release. The post Windows 95 Released appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Take This
August 22, 1987 The Legend of Zelda is released for the NES in North America. Considered one of the most influential games of all time, it was the forerunner of the role-playing video game genre and spawned one of the most successful series in video games history. The post It’s Dangerous To Go Alone! Take…