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Peter Denning, a Developer of Virtual Memory, is Born
Peter Denning, pioneer of Virtual Memory was born on this day. Virtual Memory, more commonly known as Pagefile in Windows and Swap in Linux machines, is a standard part of most modern day OSes. -
Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP-35
Hewlett Packard introduced the first ever handheld scientific calculator. It was called the HP-35. -
Gates and Allen name "Micro-Soft."
Bill Gates and Paul Allen name their start-up as Micro-soft. Eventually, Micro-soft would be rechristened Microsoft and go on to dominate software markets around the world. -
Apple Computer Corporation is Incorporated
The Apple Computer Corporation became Apple, Inc. Headed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Apple's IPO three years later was the largest one since Ford Motors went public in 1956. -
Apple Introduces Lisa Computer.
Apple launches the Lisa computer. The Lisa is widely regarded as the foundation for the later Macs. -
Apple Computer Launches the Macintosh
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first successful mouse-driven computer with a graphic user interface, with a single $1.5 million commercial during the Super Bowl. -
Jim Clark Leaves Silicon Graphics to Start Mosaic Communications
Silicon Graphics Inc. co-founder Jim Clark leaves the company to start Mosaic Communications, the operation that later became Netscape Communications Corp. Netscape is known today as the creator of one of the most popular browsers ever used. -
Computers are used to discover new planets.
For the first time ever, computers and astronomy came together in the search for new planets. Paul Butler and Geoffrey Marcy announced to the American Astronomical Society that they had discovered two new planets using an unconventional computer technique to analyze the movement of stars.
