Through 'today in history', looking at the future from the past can also change the future from the present.
Today is May 16, 2023, and in 2001, the ATA-6 standard was approved by ANSI. The ATA interface is the most powerful storage interface on personal computers. Previously, the ATA interface was widely used in IBM and its compatible computers, and was defined as the standard hard disk interface; ATA-6, also known as ATA/100 and UltraDMA/100, is currently the most common ATA specification and only passed ANSI certification in 2001. ATA -6 has added UltraDMA 5 transmission mode and increased the speed to a high level of 100MB/s. Looking back at May 16th in the history of computer development, what key events occurred on that day?
May 16, 1938: Ivan Sutherland, pioneer of interactive computer graphics, was born

Ivan Sutherland was born in Hastings, Nebraska, USA on May 16, 1938. He is a computer scientist and is considered as the "father of computer graphics". He invented Sketchpad, expanded the field of computer graphics, and became a Turing Prize winner in 1988. Sketchpad pioneered the field of interactive computer graphics, with innovations including display files for screen refresh, recursive traversal hierarchies for modeling graphical objects, recursive methods for geometric transformations, and an object-oriented programming style.
In 1968, Su Zelan co founded Evans and Sutherland Computer Corporation and served as Vice President and Chief Scientist. From 1976 to 1980, he also served as the Director of the Computer Science Department at the California Institute of Technology. In 1980, he left California Institute of Technology and founded the consulting company Sutherland Sproull and Associates. He also founded the venture capital company Advanced Technology Ventures. Now at the age of 84, he is leading research on asynchronous systems at Portland State University.
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May 16, 2006: Apple released MacBook
MacBook is a series of Macintosh laptops designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple from May 2006 to February 2012. In 2015, a new computer series with the same name was released, which has the same purpose as entry-level laptops. As part of Apple's transition from PowerPC to Intel processors, the MacBook replaced the iBook series of laptops and was positioned as the low-end product of the MacBook series, lower than the high-end ultra portable MacBook Air and powerful MacBook Pro; MacBook is aimed at the consumer and education markets.
For the five months of 2008, the MacBook remained the best-selling laptop among all brands in American retail stores.

The first generation MacBook was released on May 16, 2006 and is available in black or white colors, using Intel Core Duo processors and 945GM chipsets, equipped with an Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics card on the 667 MHz front-end bus. Subsequent versions of MacBook were moved to the Core 2 Duo processor and GM965 chipset, using Intel's GMA X3100 integrated graphics card on the 800 MHz system bus.
MacBook comes in four different designs. The initial version used a combination of polycarbonate and fiberglass casing modeled after the iBook G4. The second design was launched in October 2008 along with the 15 inch MacBook Pro, using a more expensive integrated aluminum casing but omitting FireWire. The third design was launched at the end of 2009, using a polycarbonate integrated shell. On July 20, 2011, MacBook officially ceased production as it was actually replaced by the lower entry price MacBook Air. However, Apple continued to sell MacBooks to educational institutions during that period, and it was not until February 2012 that the plan was discontinued. On March 10, 2015, Apple released a 12 inch version of the MacBook Air with Retina screens as scheduled, but the new product line abandoned suffixes and returned to the original name "MacBook".
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May 16, 2006: Toshiba released its first computer high-definition DVD player

The Qosmio series is Toshiba's high-performance desktop alternative laptop series for consumers. This laptop was first released on July 25, 2004, model E15-AV101, equipped with a 1.7 GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, 512 MB DDR SDRAM, and a 15 inch XGA 1024 x 768 screen. Subsequently, on May 16, 2006, Toshiba launched the first Qosmio G35-AV650 laptop capable of playing high-definition DVDs. Qosmio G35-AV650 was the first mass-produced laptop equipped with an HD DVD compatible drive, and this series of laptops can also be used as digital video recorders because it includes an integrated TV tuner.
Back then, there was fierce competition between high-definition DVDs and Blu-ray discs, and with Toshiba's main support, HD DVD was envisioned as the successor to the standard DVD format. HD DVD has some similarities with its competitors' Blu ray discs, such as using optical digital format storage media of the same size (diameter 120mm) as CDs, using blue laser with a wavelength of 405 nanometers. HD DVD is promoted by the HD DVD Promotion Association composed of companies such as Toshiba, NEC, and Sanyo Electric. Later, HP, Microsoft, and Intel joined the HD DVD camp, with Universal Pictures, a mainstream film studio, also a member. But in 2008, with Warner, which had previously supported HD DVDs, announcing its departure from HD DVDs, and several chain stores in the United States deciding to support Blu ray products, Toshiba officially announced on February 19, 2008 that it would terminate its HD DVD business, and the HD DVD promotion organization was dissolved on March 28, 2008.