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Today in Tech History
@DayTechHistory
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    35 years ago today, a pirate television signal was broadcasted to thousands of Chicago-area TV sets tuned to WGN and WTTW. The event became known as the Max Headroom Incident, and the people responsible for it remain unidentified.
    A frame from one of the two signal intrusions, which displays a person wearing a Max Headroom mask standing in front of a corrugated metal background.
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    On this day in 2003, the @Steam client officially launched.
    A screenshot from the Steam website in 2003.
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    On this day in 2015, Windows 10 was released.
    Windows 10 desktop.
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    20 years ago today, the @Steam client officially launched.
    A screenshot from the Steam website in 2003.
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    On this day in 2009, Windows 7 was released to general availability.
    The Windows 7 desktop.
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    On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released to general availability.
    The introduction screen to Windows XP's Out-of-Box Experience.
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    On this day in 1998, Windows 98 was released.
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    On this day in 2009, Windows 7 was released to general availability.
    Windows 7 desktop.
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    5 years ago today, the iPhone X was released.
    A screenshot from Apple's website in 2017. An image of the iPhone X is on screen, with text above that reads "iPhone X. Say hello to the future." Below the phone is text that reads "Available 11.3"
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    On this day in 2001, Windows XP was released.
    The introduction screen to Windows XP's Out-of-Box Experience.
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    20 years ago today, the first version of Ubuntu was released.
    Ubuntu login screen.
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    On this day in 1994, Netscape Navigator 1.0 was released.
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    On this day in 1985, @Microsoft released Windows 1.0.
    Windows 1.0 with a few programs running.