Aldus merge with Adobe, the internet is bad for you and Python 3.0 is released. All on today’s On This Day from TESTHuddle.
1994 – Aldus Merge with Adobe
On this day in 1994, Aldus merges with Adobe. The two companies hope to create a powerful desktop publishing software application. Aldus was founded by Paul Brainerd, who began desktop publishing as we know it with his application, PageMaker released in 1985. Adobe, founded by Thomas Knoll, build Postscript but is best known for Photoshop, which has, since its release in 1992 dominated the graphics market since.
1998 – The Internet is bad for You
One of the earliest studies of internet activity, the American Psychologist, the monthly journal of the American Psychological Association (AMA), publishes the results of a $1.5 million study conducted by the Carnegie Mellon University. The study concludes that time spent on the Internet breeds depression and loneliness.
2007 – Python 3.0
Version 3.0 of the Python programming language is released. Version 3.0 is the first in a new series of releases and differs from previous releases as it will not be backward compatible with previous versions of Python. The mantra behind the new release was to “reduce feature duplication by removing old ways of doing things.” In version 3, there is only one way to perform common programming tasks. A final release of the version is expected in Octotber 2008.
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