Day in Tech History

February 21, 2019

February 22, 1999: AMD K6-III Sharptooth Processor

February 22, 1999 – AMD released K6-III[/caption] 1999 – AMD releases the AMD K6-III Processor in speeds of 400 and 450 MHz. It would feature a 64KB Level 1 cache and a 256KB Level 2 cache. The 3DNow! graphics instructions would be supported, along with Direct X 6.0. There were 21.3 million transistors on the 0.25 micron process wafer. Palm introduces the Palm IIIc and Palm IIIxe Popcorn is introduced to the Pilgrims by Quadequina Gawker puts Defamer up for sale Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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Feb 21, 2001 - Apple released iMac Special Edition

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February 20, 2019

February 21, 2001: iMac Special Edition

Feb 21, 2001 – Apple released iMac Special Edition[/caption] 2001 – At Macworld Expo in Tokyo, Japan, Apple Computer introduced the iMac Special Edition. It would be available in Flower Power, Dalmatian Blue, or Graphite designs. This special edition would only be available for 1 year as chip technology was climbing fast. “iMac has evolved into an entertainment center, where you can create desktop movies, manage your digital music library and burn custom music CDs,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iMovie and iTunes are so easy to learn and use, even your parents can use them without getting confused.” The iMac Special...

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Day in Tech History / Space

February 19, 2019

February 20, 1986: Launch of Mir Space Station

1986 – The first piece of the Mir Space Station is launched. With 6 docking ports and labs for research, the Space Station was expected to push us into the stars. The term “Mir” is Russian for “Peace”. Wikazine – Full show notes for February 20 Compaq Presario 2100 is introduced Napster‘s 1 billion dollar bribe to the RIAA Google found Atlantis? Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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Day in Tech History / Geek

February 18, 2019

February 19, 1990: Adobe Photoshop 1.0 Released

1990 – Thomas Knoll was a student at the University of Michigan when he decided to write a program for his Macintosh Plus. The program was a simple image viewer, but when his brother – John Knoll – caught wind, he suggested that Thomas turn it into an image editor. Thomas took 6 months to develop the first version of the photo editing program. They then took the idea to Adobe, who snapped the idea up. At that point, Adobe Photoshop 1.0 was released. 23 years later, it is the premier image editing software for most. The first version only...

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February 17, 2019

February 18, 1979: Sahara Desert Gets Snow

1979 – for the first and only time in recorded history, it snowed in the Sahara Desert. It was in Southern Algeria and the storm only lasted a half hour. The snow melted off quickly. Corel ships WordPerfect Suite for DOS. JavaScript v 2.0 is released White House website recovery.gov is launched Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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Day in Tech History / Microsoft

February 16, 2019

February 17, 2000: Microsoft Windows 2000 Released

February 17, 2000: Microsoft released Windows 2000[/caption] 2000 – Microsoft released the next version of the Windows Operating system in Windows 2000. Also known at Windows NT 5.0, it was the beginning of merging the NT and 9x versions. Of course, the companion was Windows ME, which didn’t do too well. The end result streamlined the two OS into Windows XP. Apple QuickTake 100 Camera is released XBox cord recall DTV in the US was suppose to happen today, but was delayed Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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Day in Tech History / Geek

February 15, 2019

February 16, 1978: First Bulletin Board System (aka CBBS)

1978 – The first computer bulletin board system was created in Chicago, Illinois by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess. The Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) came together in 30 days, where it was then launched. Even though it was already turned on for testing, today was the day CBBS went into production. Inauguration of 911 First known Malware for Mac OS X Lance Armstrongs’ bike is stolen. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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February 14, 2019

February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts at University of Pennsylvania

1946 – J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly debut the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). 17,468 vacuum tubes at 100,000 pulses/second. It was part of a $400,000 contract from the U.S. Army. The computer was actually announced on Feb 14th, but the dedication happened on the 15th. Intel demonstrates the Willamette processor Kevin Mitnik is arrested by the FBI The Pirate Bay trial begins in Sweeden Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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Day in Tech History / Geek

February 13, 2019

February 14, 2005: YouTube is Founded

Happy Valentines Day! 2005 – YouTube, the popular video sharing website, is established by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. The website was registered on February 14th, and didn’t officially launch until November 2005. Google bought out YouTube on October 9, 2006 for $1.65 Billion. With an upload every 20 minutes and over 1 Billion views a day, YouTube has definitely grown to a video powerhouse. Texas Instruments makes the first “micro on a chip” Lotus Symphony Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advanced SP Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

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