Today in computer history: October 25th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on October 25th of every year during the evolution of computers. October 25th is the 299th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 67 days left in the year from this day.

William Higinbotham pictureOctober 25, 1910
114 years ago

William Higinbotham was born, an American physicist credited with creating one of the first computer games. Died November 10, 1994 (Age: 84).

Peter Naur pictureOctober 25, 1928
96 years ago

Peter Naur was born, a Danish pioneer in computer science and programmer. Died January 3, 2016 (Age: 87).

Hugh Herr pictureOctober 25, 1964
60 years ago

Hugh Herr was born, an American biophysicist and designer of specialized prostheses.

ComputerOctober 25, 1977
47 years ago

The VAX-11/780 computer was released.

GameOctober 25, 1996
28 years ago

The first Tomb Raider game was released.

IntelOctober 25, 1999
25 years ago

Intel Pentium III Coppermine 500, 533, 550, 600, 650, 667, 700, and 733 are introduced.

SonyOctober 25, 2000
24 years ago

Sony released the PlayStation 2 in North America.

MicrosoftOctober 25, 2001
23 years ago

Microsoft Windows XP was released.

AppleOctober 25, 2003
21 years ago

Apple introduces Mac OS 10.3 code named Panther.

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