1975 ⟶ Microsoft Founded
April 4: Microsoft founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Bi...
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🖱️ Xerox Alto Introduces First Commercial GUI
The first commercial graphical user interface is introduced in 1973 on the Xerox Alto. The modern GUI is later popularized by the Xerox Star and Apple Lisa.⟶
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United States💻 Microsoft Founded
April 4: Microsoft founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, by Bill Gates and Paul Allen.⟶
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United States💻 Apple I Computer Invented and Company Founded
April 1: Steve Wozniak invents the Apple I and Steve Jobs then convinces Wozniak to sell the system, giving birth to Apple Computer.⟶
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United States💻 IBM Personal Computer Released
August 12: IBM Personal Computer released.⟶
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United States💻 Microsoft Windows 1.0 Released
November 20: Windows 1.0, the first Microsoft Windows operating system, released.⟶
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United States💻 Microsoft Launches Windows 98
June 25 - Microsoft released Windows 98.⟶
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