Today in computer history: September 28th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on September 28th of every year during the evolution of computers. September 28th is the 272th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 94 days left in the year from this day.
99 years ago
Seymour Cray was born, the founder of Cray. Died October 5, 1996 (Age: 71).
54 years ago
Igor Sysoev was born, a Russian software developer known for creating Nginx.
37 years ago
Star Trek: The Next Generation TV show premiers for the first time.
26 years ago
Microsoft Internet Explorer passes Netscape in Internet browser market share for the first time.
25 years ago
Phoenix acquired Sand Microelectronics.
18 years ago
Hewlett-Packard announces its plans to purchase the PC maker VoodooPC.
15 years ago
Xerox announced it would be acquiring Affiliated Computer Services.
14 years ago
The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice.
9 years ago
Samsung released Samsung Pay for its smartphones.
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