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Cinematography, which has undergone many changes since its inception, is an integral part of the field of technology. Today, for example, 3D movies come as a matter of course, but this was not always the case. Today is the anniversary of the release of the first full-length 3D film, but we also remember the arrival of the Windows 2.1 operating system.

Universal's first 3D film (1953)

On May 27, 1953, Universal-International released its first feature-length 3D film, It Came from Outer Space. The first ever 3D film produced by Universal was in black and white, directed by Jack Arnold and starring Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush and even Charles Drake. The film was an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's story called It Came From Outer Space. The film had a footage of less than ninety minutes.

Arrival of MS Windows 2.1 (1988)

Microsoft released two versions of its Windows 1988 operating system in May 2.1. The operating system, which came less than a year after the release of Windows 2.0, featured a graphical user interface and was available in two variants – Windows/286 2.10 and Windows/386 2.10. The Windows 2.1 operating system had the ability to use the extended mode of the Intel 80286 processor. The last version of this operating system - Windows 2.11 - was released in March 1989, the following year Microsoft already released Windows 3.0.

Other events not only from the world of technology

  • Louis Glass patents the jukebox (1890)
  • San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge opens to the public (1937)
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