Today in computer history: January 30th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on January 30th of every year during the evolution of computers. January 30th is the 30th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 336 days left in the year from this day.

Douglas Engelbart pictureJanuary 30, 1925
99 years ago

Douglas Engelbart was born, the inventor of the computer mouse. Died July 2, 2013 (Age: 88).

Tony Sale pictureJanuary 30, 1931
93 years ago

Tony Sale was born, the manager of the Colossus computer replica. Died August 28, 2011 (Age: 80).

Rob Hartill pictureJanuary 30, 1969
55 years ago

Rob Hartill was born, a web designer and computer programmer known for his work on the IMDb (Internet Movie Database) website.

CompanyJanuary 30, 2004
20 years ago

Gateway announced plans to acquire eMachines.

LinuxJanuary 30, 2007
17 years ago

Trisquel GNU/Linux was released.

MicrosoftJanuary 30, 2007
17 years ago

Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 were released.

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