Today in computer history: December 16th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on December 16th of every year during the evolution of computers. December 16th is the 351th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 15 days left in the year from this day.
107 years ago
Arthur C. Clark was born, the science fiction author, inventor, and futurist. Died March 19, 2008 (Age: 91).
57 years ago
Erik Cassel was born, administrator, and VP of Engineering of ROBLOX, a massively multiplayer online game, physics-based sandbox and user-generated content site. Died February 11, 2013, after battling three years of Cancer (Age: 46).
49 years ago
IMS Associates began shipping its IMSAI 8080 computer kits.
21 years ago
President George W. Bush signs CAN-SPAM into law, establishing the first US standard for sending commercial e-mail.
20 years ago
Microsoft purchases GIANT Company Software, a developer of spyware software.
19 years ago
IBM halts all sales of their operating system OS/2.
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