http://www.printedowl.com/Calendar.aspx?id=computer_history&next_day=8/20/2008 The history of computers, software, and information technology. Each day of the year contains a historical reference to the people, inventions, and events that define the remarkable evolution of computers in our society. Educational and motivational. en-us Copyright 2008 mail@printedowl.com The Printed Owl Computer and Technology History daily 1 http://www.printedowl.com/Calendar.aspx?id=computer_history&next_day=8/20/2008 Twenty-five year old programmer Bram Cohen demonstrates his newest peer-to-peer project at the Defcon Convention in Las Vegas in 2001. The project, later named BitTorrent, provides an easy to use protocol for downloading large files and file sets. Downloaders get pieces of the file set from the original server and from anyone else who is downloading the same file, making the entire file transfer significantly faster. ]]> The Printed Owl Computer and Technology History