Today in computer history: October 7th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on October 7th of every year during the evolution of computers. October 7th is the 281th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 85 days left in the year from this day.
October 7, 193985 years ago
John Hopcroft was born, an American theoretical computer scientist known for his textbooks on theory of computation.
October 7, 195470 years ago
IBM introduces its first calculating machine that uses solid-state transistors instead of vacuum tubes.
October 7, 198539 years ago
Arash Ferdowsi was born, an Iranian-American computer entrepreneur and co-founder of online storage service Dropbox.
October 7, 201113 years ago
Litecoin, a cryptocurrency, was released.
October 7, 201113 years ago
Minecraft game was released for Android OS devices.
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