Events
Konrad Zuse begins work on the first algorithmic programming language.Konrad Zuse created the first binary digital computerMathematician Grace Hopper completes A-0John Backus completes Speedcode for IBM´s first large-scale scientific computerSperry Rand releases a commercial compiler for its UNIVAC I computer.Kenneth Iverson’s Programming Language developed form of mathematical notationIvan Sutherland publishes Sketchpad, an interactive, real-time computer drawing systemThomas Kurtz and John Kemeny create BASIC, an easy-to-learn programming language.CICS, an IBM transaction processing system, is releasedThe RS-232-C standard for communications is adopted by the Electronic Industries AssociationThe Pascal programming language was made.Microsoft Disk Operating System, the basic software for the newly released IBM PCRob Barnaby creates WordStar while at MicroPro International. Among the first popular word processing systems for personal computersDennis Ritchie and his team created CMatrix Laboratory, a high-level programming language, is released.The C++ programming language emerges as the dominant object-oriented language.FreeBSD, a complete Unix-like operating system is launched.Java 1.0 is introduced by Sun Microsystems.BitTorrent, a peer-to-peer file sharing service, is launched by BitTorrent, Inc.
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