Today in computer history: April 21th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on April 21th of every year during the evolution of computers. April 21th is the 112th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 254 days left in the year from this day.
April 21, 195074 years ago
Wayne Pickette was born, often called the African American father of the microprocessor.
April 21, 195470 years ago
Brother was founded.
April 21, 199727 years ago
Winamp was first released.
April 21, 200024 years ago
COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) goes into effect.
April 21, 200519 years ago
AMD released their first dual-core processor, the Athlon 64 X2 3800+.
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