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Daily Tech History: August 25, 1991 — Linus Torvalds Announces Linux
On August 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds posted a modest Usenet message announcing his hobby operating system project — which became Linux.
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Daily Tech History: August 24, 1995 — Windows 95 Launches to Midnight Lines and a Rolling Stones Anthem
On August 24, 1995, Microsoft launched Windows 95 with midnight store lines and a $300 million marketing blitz featuring the Rolling Stones’ “Start Me…
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Daily Tech History: August 23, 2002 — Mac OS X “Jaguar” Prowls Onto the Scene
On August 23, 2002, Apple released Mac OS X 10.2 “Jaguar,” the update that finally made OS X feel like a finished, mature operating…
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Daily Tech History: August 22, 1987 — The Legend of Zelda Arrives in North America
On August 22, 1987, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda in North America — a gold-cartridge, open-world adventure with a groundbreaking battery-save feature that…
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Daily Tech History: August 21, 1888 — Burroughs Patents the First Successful Calculating Machine
On August 21, 1888, William Seward Burroughs patented the calculating machine that launched a company eventually known as Unisys.
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Daily Tech History: August 20, 1977 — Voyager 2 Launches Toward the Outer Planets
On this day in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 2 launched toward the outer planets — becoming the only spacecraft to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and…
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