Today in computer history: July 24th

Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on July 24th of every year during the evolution of computers. July 24th is the 206th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 160 days left in the year from this day.

Max Palevsky pictureJuly 24, 1924
100 years ago

Max Palevsky was born, an American art collector, venture capitalist, philanthropist, and computer technology pioneer with Packard Bell. Died May 5, 2010 (Age: 85).

Azim Premji pictureJuly 24, 1945
79 years ago

Azim Premji was born, an Indian business tycoon, philanthropist, and chairman of Wipro Limited.

Al Lowe pictureJuly 24, 1946
78 years ago

Al Lowe was born, an American programmer, and game designer known for the Leisure Suit Larry game series.

MicrosoftJuly 24, 1996
28 years ago

Caldera filed a lawsuit against Microsoft for its alleged illegal activities and unfair practices in making MS-DOS and its successors, which it claims use CP/M at their core.

AMDJuly 24, 2006
18 years ago

AMD announced its acquisition of ATI.

AndroidJuly 24, 2013
11 years ago

Android version 4.3 was released.

GoogleJuly 24, 2013
11 years ago

Google introduced the Chromecast.

CompanyJuly 24, 2015
9 years ago

AT&T completes its acquisition of DirecTV for $49 billion.

CompanyJuly 24, 2019
5 years ago

Corsair announced it had acquired Origin PC.

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