Pavel Jelic Every day something happens in the world of IT. Sometimes these things are insignificant, other times they are of great importance, thanks to which they will be written into a kind of "IT history". In order to keep you up-to-date on IT history, we have prepared a daily column for you, in which we go back in time and inform you about what happened in previous years on today's date. If you want to find out what happened today, i.e. June 25 in previous years, then continue reading. Let's remember, for example, the first CES (Consumer Electronics Show), how Microsoft was promoted to a joint-stock company, or how Windows 98 was released.
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Amaya Toman The first CES
The very first CES, or Consumer Electronics Show, was held in New York City in 1967. This event was attended by over 17 people from all over the world who were accommodated in nearby hotels. While at this year's CES all kinds of electronic gadgets and other (r)evolutionary products were presented, in 1967 all participants saw, for example, the presentation of portable radios and televisions with an integrated circuit. CES in 1976 lasted five days.
Microsoft = Inc.
Of course, Microsoft also had to start something. If you are not well-versed in this matter, you might be interested to know that Microsoft as a company was founded on April 4, 1975. After six years, that is, in 1981, precisely on June 25, Microsoft was "promoted" from a company to a joint-stock company ( incorporated).
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Microsoft released Windows 98
The Windows 98 system was very similar to its predecessor, i.e. Windows 95. Among the novelties that were found in this system were, for example, the support of AGP and USB buses, and there was also support for multiple monitors. Unlike the Windows NT series, it is still a hybrid 16/32-bit system that had frequent problems with instability, which often led to so-called blue screens with error messages, nicknamed Blue Screens of Death (BSOD).
