The Institute of Business Technology names the second Monday in February National Clean Out Your Computer Day.
Before Napster, Limewire, or torrenting websites there was MP3.com, which peaked at 4 million audio downloads a day.
Following IBM's PC, the market for inexpensive home PCs expands rapidly. 11 million American homes now have computers.
IBM coins the term with the release of its IBM Personal Computer, weighing 21 pounds.
The Creeper, the first computer bug, is written as an experiment.