September 1991 · Software
Linux 0.01 (1991)
Linus Torvalds' first public kernel release, version 0.01, in September 1991.
First release of the Linux kernel, written for 386 PCs.
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Facts
- Date
- September 1991
- Kind
- Software: Operating system kernel
- Maker or publisher
- Linus Torvalds
- Format
- Kernel source
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