The defining moments in computing and video game history - verified, dated, and sourced.
How the 1988 Morris Worm spread through Unix systems, disrupted the young internet, drove CERT's creation, and led to a landmark US computer-crime conviction.
How Napster's centralized index enabled peer-to-peer music sharing, triggered landmark litigation, and forced the recording industry toward digital distribution.
Google's September 1998 incorporation turned a Stanford search prototype into a company, but the algorithm, domain, and first funding came earlier.
What happened on November 2, 1988, how the Morris Worm propagated, why it overloaded hosts, and how the incident changed internet security coordination.
Why the US video game crash was a market and distribution failure-not one bad cartridge-and how Nintendo rebuilt retailer and consumer trust.
How two-digit dates created genuine Y2K risk, what engineers repaired before 2000, and why the rollover's relative calm reflected successful prevention.