What started as Earth’s biggest bookstore is rapidly becoming Earth’s biggest anything store. A simple project that started in one man’s garage, Amazon.com’s main Web site offers millions of books, and numerous other services and merchandise.
This Day In Tech History
- 1938 - The first outline of the Harvard Mark I is circulated at IBM.
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The first online bank is introduced.
Yahoo and Netscape are launched. This is followed by the release of Netscape Navigator.
3dfx Interactive is founded.
Python 1.0 is released.
FedEx launches it's website, the first that provides online package tracking.
The hacker group known as the Phonemasters breach MCI WorldCom, Sprint, AT&T, and Equifax, causing an estimated 1.8 million in damages.
The Opera web browser is launched.