Today in computer history: June 1st

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on June 1st of every year during the evolution of computers. June 1st is the 153th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 213 days left in the year from this day.

ComputerJune 1, 1944
80 years ago

Colossus computer became operational.

Tim Paterson pictureJune 1, 1956
68 years ago

Tim Paterson was born, the original author of MS-DOS.

Jeff Hawkins pictureJune 1, 1957
67 years ago

Jeff Hawkins was born, the founder of Palm and author of On Intelligence.

IntelJune 1, 1979
45 years ago

The Intel 8088 was introduced.

Markus Persson pictureJune 1, 1979
45 years ago

Markus Persson was born, the developer of the game Minecraft.

CompanyJune 1, 1999
25 years ago

AOL purchased Nullsoft.

CompanyJune 1, 1999
25 years ago

Napster was founded.

ComputerJune 1, 2005
19 years ago

PCChips announced that it would merge with ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems, Inc.).

AMDJune 1, 2007
17 years ago

AMD renames the Athlon 64 X2 processor line to Athlon X2 and released the first in that line, the Brisbane series.

AMDJune 1, 2009
15 years ago

AMD released the first Phenom II X2 (dual-core) processors.

GoogleJune 1, 2012
12 years ago

Google sold Google SketchUp to Trimble.

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