Today in computer history: May 15th
Below are technology and computer-related events that happened on May 15th of every year during the evolution of computers. May 15th is the 136th day of 2024, which is a leap year. There are 230 days left in the year from this day.
76 years ago
Brian Eno was born, creator of the six-second start-up music sound of the Windows 95 operating system and the Prophecy Theme in the film Dune.
27 years ago
Perl 5.004 was released.
12 years ago
Blizzard Entertainment released Diablo 3 for the PC and Mac, setting another record by selling 3.5 million copies in the first 24 hours of release.
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