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Aug. 25, 1991: Kid From Helsinki Foments Linux Revolution
1991: Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old university student from Finland, writes a post to a user group asking for feedback on a little project he’s working on. He’s built a simple kernel for a Unix-like...
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March 8, 1955: The Mother of All Operating Systems
Computer pioneer Doug Ross demonstrates the Director tape for MIT’s Whirlwind machine. It's a new idea: a permanent set of instructions on how the computer should operate.
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March 24, 2001: Apple Unleashes Mac OS X
2001: Apple gives birth to Mac OS X — the beating heart of today’s Macs, iPhones and, soon, the iPad. Fired and then rehired by his own company, Steve Jobs drove a near-broke Apple Computer to...
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April 4, 1975: Bill Gates, Paul Allen Form a Little Partnership
1975: Bill Gates and Paul Allen create a partnership called Micro-soft. It will grow into one of the largest U.S. corporations and place them among the world’s richest people. Gates and Allen had been...
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Aug. 24, 1995: Say Hello to Windows 95
There have been other operating systems, and perhaps better ones, but none have had the market impact of Windows 95.
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Nov. 10, 1983: Gates Opens Windows a Bit Early
1983: Microsoft chief Bill Gates unveils the Windows operating system for PCs. Don’t hold your breath waiting until you can buy a copy … unless you can hold your breath for two years. Gates,...
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