Amaya Toman Like the previous installments, today's installment will be partially dedicated to Apple - this time in connection with the release of Mac OS X Server Cheetah software. But May 21 was also the day IBM introduced its IBM 701 mainframe.
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Mac OS X Server Cheetah (2001) is coming
Apple released its Mac OS X Server Cheetah on May 21, 2001. The novelty featured an Aqua user interface, support for PHP, Apache, MySQL, Tomcat and WebDAV, and other new features and capabilities. Apple released its first version of Mac OS X Server in 1999. The price of this software, which allowed the setup and operation of server services and functions, was really very high at first, but over time it has decreased significantly.
IBM introduces its IBM 701
On May 21, 1952, IBM introduced its mainframe computer called the IBM 701. The computer's processor consisted of vacuum tubes and passive electronic components, the operating memory consisted of cathode ray tubes. The 701 model, like its successor with the designation 702, was optimized for scientific and technical calculations, over time IBM released the IBM 704, IBM 705, IBM 709 and others - you can also view the other models in the gallery below this paragraph.
Other events not only from the history of technology
- Vysočany sugar factory owner Bedřich Frey is the first Prague resident to have a telephone line installed from his apartment to his office. (1881)
- Charles Lindbergh successfully completed his first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. (1927)
