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Birth-Date
Linus Torvalds was born in Helsinki, Finland in 1969. He is the son of a statistician and poet. -
Begins Writing Code
When he was 11, Torvalds began programming in BASIC, and in 1991 he wrote a Pac-Man clone. -
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Attends University of Helsinki
Linus Torvalds attended the University of Helsinki in Helsinki, Finland and graduated with a master's degree in computer science. -
Joins the Finnish Army
Torvalds studies were interrupted when he joined the Army in 1989 in order to fulfill the mandatory military service requirement of Finland. He held the rank of Second Lieutenant. -
First Linux Prototypes Publicly Released
The first Linux prototype were publicly released in 1991. Version 1.0 was released on March 14, 1994. -
Receives His First Copy of UNIX
Torvalds received his first copy of MINIX which allowed him to work on Linux after purchasing an Intel clone of a popular IBM PC. -
Linux Version 1.0 is Released
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Finishes His M.Sc Thesis
Torvalds completed his Masters thesis in 1996 titled "Linux: A Portable Operating System" -
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Worked at Transmeta Corporation in California
Transmeta was a semiconductor manufacturing company. -
Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
