an original Nintendo Game Boy.

On this day in 1989, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in Japan 🇯🇵

On this day in 1998, Windows 98 famously blue screened during a public demonstration at COMDEX '98.

A line graph titled "Moore's Law: The number of transistors on microchips doubles every two years". The X-axis is labeled "Year in which the microchip was first introduced", and the Y-axis is labeled "Transistor count."

On this day in 1965, Electronics magazine published an article by Gordon Moore, in which he predicted that the number of transistors in an integrated circuit would double every year. In 1975, he revised his prediction to every 2 years. This phenomenon would become known as Moore's Law.

Portal 2 box art featuring Atlas standing on a light bridge, and P-Body jumping through portals.

On this day in 2011, Portal 2 was released.

On this day in 1970, the Apollo 13 astronauts returned safely to Earth.

astronaut John Young on the Moon standing near the Lunar Module and saluting the American flag.

On this day in 1972, Apollo 16 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center. It was NASA’s 5th mission to land on the moon.

GE logo.

On this day in 1892, General Electric was founded.

Grand Theft Auto V box art.

On this day in 2015, Grand Theft Auto V for Windows was released.

an image of the damaged service module taken hours before reentry.

On this day in 1970, an explosion occurred in an oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13. The incident forced NASA to abandon the intended lunar landing and return the crew to Earth. 4 days later, the spacecraft splashed down in the South Pacific Ocean with all crew members alive.

The last page of the amended contract between Jobs, Woz, and Wayne that relinquished Wayne of his 10 percent share of Apple.

50 years ago today, Apple co-founder Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share in the company. He later said that he does not regret his decision because he made the "best decision with the information available to me at the time."

an Apple 1 computer housed in a wooden case.

On this day in 1976, the Apple 1 was released.

North American box art for Mario Kart Wii.

On this day in 2008, Mario Kart Wii was released in Japan 🇯🇵

a photo of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, Gordon Cooper, Wally Schirra, Deke Slayton, John Glenn, and Scott Carpenter.

On this day in 1959, NASA publicly announced the names of the first group of American astronauts. They were known as the Mercury Seven.

a Windows XP Home Edition boot screen.

On this day in 2014, Microsoft ended support for Windows XP.

Steve Jobs and John Sculley with a Macintosh computer.

On this day in 1983, John Sculley became the 3rd CEO of Apple.

an IBM System/360 model 30.

On this day in 1964, IBM announced the System/360 line of mainframe computers.

Windows 3.1 Desktop.

On this day in 1992, Microsoft released Windows 3.1.

a Nintendo DSi.

On this day in 2009, the Nintendo DSi was released in North America.

an old Microsoft logo.

On this day in 1975, Microsoft was founded in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Martin Cooper holding a DynaTAC.

On this day in 1973, the first cell phone call in public was made by Martin Cooper.

the Z-80 SoftCard.

On this day in 1980, Microsoft announced their very first hardware product: the Z-80 SoftCard for the Apple II.

a photo of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

50 years ago today, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded the Apple Computer Company.

the Netscape logo.

On this day in 1998, Netscape released the source code for its Communicator suite on the newly-created Mozilla.org.

a UNIVAC computer.

On this day in 1951, the first UNIVAC computer was delivered to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Puppy Linux logo.

On this day in 2005, Puppy Linux 1.0 was released.

Wing Commander III artwork.

On this day in 1996, Wing Commander III for the PlayStation was released in North America.

a Nintendo 3DS.

On this day in 2011, the Nintendo 3DS was released in North America.

North American box art for Terraria on the PlayStation 3.

On this day in 2013, Terraria for the PlayStation 3 was released in North America.

A screenshot of the WikiWikiWeb welcome page.

On this day in 1995, WikiWikiWeb (the first Wiki) was launched.

Mac OS X Logo.

On this day in 2001, the first major version of Mac OS X was released. It sold for $129.00.