Today in computer history: July 16th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on July 16th of every year during the evolution of computers. July 16th is the 198th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 168 days left in the year from this day.
118 years ago
Reynold Johnson was born, the inventor of the disk drive and videocassette tape. Died September 15, 1998 (Age: 92).
56 years ago
Larry Sanger was born, an American online knowledge organizer and co-founder of Wikipedia.
27 years ago
Microsoft releases DirectX 5.0 (4.05.00.0155).
15 years ago
Macrovision renamed to Rovi Corporation.
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