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Birth
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Attended the University of Helsinki
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Purchased first computer-Development of a PC UNIX
Torvalds used all his savings to buy his first PC. He was very unsatisfied with its operating system, he much more preferred the UNIX operating leading his to develop a PC based UNIX operating system -
New system post
Torvalds posted on the internet announcing to PC users his new system he created. He made his software available to anyone by allowing a free download as well as posting his source code which allowed other programmers to edit LINUX -
Announced creation of MINIX newsgroup
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Completed version 0.01 of his new operating system
Linus created with so fast some called it a "crude version." To accomplish this in such a short time he isolated himself with intense concentration -
Announced version 0.02
This was his first official version that featured the capabilities to run both bash shell and GCC systems utilities -
Linux kernel 1.0 was released
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Linux and Linux kernel continue to improve- ext2 filesystem
As the program improved so did the growth of users. in 1994 his usable ext2 filesystem increased the speed over the previous systems and the ext was added to the kernel -
Works at Transmeta
Transmeta is located in California -
Took position at Transmeta Corporation
Transmeta Corporation is a microprocessor manufacturer Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Linus Torvalds.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 28 Sept. 2017, www.britannica.com/biography/Linus-Torvalds. -
Linux goes worldwide
An estimated 3 million installations of Linux -
Hits 7 million users
Linux has steadily increased in the amount of users since 1999 and is known as the most efficient reliable and dependable operating system. -
Stock options
Red Hat and VA Linux, top developers, presented Linus with stock options in gradated for his creation. Red Hat went public and Linus was now worth $20 million -
IBM commits a billion dollars for Linux research
IBM's pledge of a billion dollars for Linux research was the biggest force for Linux's step in the corporate world. IBM's investment in Linux made them the worlds largest Linux vendor and now exceeds 2 billion dollars annually -
Moved to Beaverton, Oregon to oversee the OSDL
Torvalds moved in June of 2004 out of Silicon Valley so he would not have to make the commute to Oregon to over see the OSDL. OSDL stands for Open Source Development Labs and is a non-profit organization to accelerate the deployment of Linux for enterprise computing. -
Awarded the Millennium Technology Prize
Prize was award by the foundation Technology Academy in Finland Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Linus Torvalds.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 28 Sept. 2017, www.britannica.com/biography/Linus-Torvalds. -
Awarded IEEE Computer Society's Award
IEEE is also known as the Computer Pioneer Award. He was also inducted into the internet Hall of Fame.
