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Microsoft Releases Windows 3.11
December 31, 1993 Microsoft releases version 3.11 of Windows, a minor upgrade to Windows 3.1. It became the last stable version of Windows before Windows 95 was released in August of 1995. Microsoft Releases Windows 3.11 is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This…
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Google Releases Chrome
December 11, 2008 Google releases the first stable public version of their web browser, Chrome. Chrome is now considered the third-most popular web browser in the world. Google Releases Chrome is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Kodak Releases DC40
March 28, 1995 Kodak releases the DC40 camera, which is only the second digital camera for the consumer market. While introduced over a year after Apple’s QuickTake 100 camera, Kodak’s marketing was largely responsible for popularizing digital photography. Kodak Releases DC40 is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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Google Releases Chrome
December 11, 2008 Google releases the first stable public version of their web browser, Chrome. Chrome is now considered the third-most popular web browser in the world. Google Releases Chrome is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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iD Software Releases DOOM
December 10, 1993 Video Game developer iD software releases the game DOOM. DOOM is considered one of the most influential titles in video game history, popularizing the first-person shooter genre with its “deathmatch” multi-player mode. Its use of graphic violence and satanic imagery also made the game controversial, which of course only served to increase…
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Apple Releases QuickTime
December 2, 1991 Apple releases version 1.0 of QuickTime, a multimedia extension for playing color video, transforming the capabilities of personal computers. Before QuickTime, only specialized computers could play color video. QuickTime allowed anyone with a personal computer to do so and it changed the history of computing – in more ways than one. It…
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Nintendo Releases Famicom
July 15, 1983 Nintendo releases their Famicom system, short for “Family Computer,” in Japan. The Famicom would be slightly modified with a copy protection system, a redesigned chassis, a front loading cartridge mechanism, and released in North America just over two years later as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Famicom/NES system would become one…
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Google Releases Chrome
December 11, 2008 Google releases the first stable public version of their web browser, Chrome. Chrome is now considered the third-most popular web browser in the world. The post Google Releases Chrome 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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iD Software Releases DOOM
December 10, 1993 Video Game developer iD software releases the game DOOM. DOOM is considered one of the most influential titles in video game history, popularizing the first-person shooter genre with its “deathmatch” multi-player mode. Its use of graphic violence and satanic imagery also made the game controversial, which of course only served to increase…