Computer Olds

What happened this month in computer history? March edition



1986

Microsoft stock goes public

Microsoft Corporation stock goes public at $21 per share.

1988

Apple sues Microsoft

Apple sues Microsoft for copyright infringement in its Windows design.

1989

Tin Toy wins an Academy Award

Tin Toy by Pixar becomes the first entirely computer-animated movie to win an Academy Award when it wins in the best animated short film category.

1993

Intel releases the Pentium processor

Intel releases the Pentium microprocessor running at 66 MHz.

1994

Aldus and Adobe merge

Aldus Corporation, the maked of the desktop publishing software PageMaker merges with Adobe Systems inc.

Apple goes PowerPC

Apple introduces the Power MacIntosh 6100, the first Mac computer powered by a PowerPC processor (the PowerPC 601).