Today in computer history: August 28th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on August 28th of every year during the evolution of computers. August 28th is the 241th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 125 days left in the year from this day.
77 years ago
Edward Shortliffe was born, a Canadian-born American physician and computer scientist known for his work in artificial intelligence in medicine.
55 years ago
Sheryl Sandberg was born, an american businesswoman and chief operating officer of Facebook.
24 years ago
Intel announces on August 28th that it will recall its 1.3 GHz Pentium III processors due to a glitch.
18 years ago
Corel announced its plans to acquire InterVideo.
16 years ago
Apple introduced its latest line of Apple iMac computers.
15 years ago
Apple introduces Mac OS X v10.6, first Mac OS no longer supporting PowerPC processors or AppleTalk.
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