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Aereo

Day in Tech History

June 28, 2014: Aereo Shuts Down

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Aereo
Aereo

2014 – Trying to be the first provider of over-the-air channels, Aereo was told to shut down completely after a supreme court decision went against the company.

The idea was simple – take the over-the-air network channels and offer them on the Internet. Based in New York, the company opened services in 24 different cities. You could only watch the programming of your area on your PC, Mac or Linux. There were around 28 channels you could choose from and pricing was simply $1 a day.

Aereo was faced with many legal issues, including the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition act. The rebroadcast through the service undermined cable re-transmission fees.

It was also a wake-up call as after the fact, many cable providers started offering live streaming options.

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Sony Clie PEG-NR70

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March 10, 2002: Sony Clié Announced

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Sony Clie PEG-NR70
Sony Clie PEG-NR70

2003 – The Sony Clié PEG-NR70 and PEG-NR70V handheld computers were released. These were 66 MHz PDA units running the Motorola Dragonball SuperVZ processor with a 16-bit color screen and running Palm OS 4.1.

The devices would go on sale on April 13, 2002 for $600

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Remote Access BBS

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

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Remote Access BBS
February 16, 1979: First BBS Created

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.

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the Poppa - SSEC

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January 24, 1948: IBM Dedicated Poppa in New York City

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the Poppa - SSEC
the Poppa – SSEC

1948 – At IBM world headquarters, IBM dedicated the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC). The machine – otherwise known as Poppa – was the first computer to combine electronic computation with stored instruction. The 13,500 vacuum tube computer contained 21,000 relays.

The 1,800 square foot computer room had a large glass window so the public could see the building of Poppa. IBM created a raised floor for this computer so cables could run underneath and would not be tripped on. This was all in promotion to compete with the ENIAC computer.

The first calculations were of the positions of the Moon and planets. This would eventually be used by NASA to plot the course of the 1969 Apollo flight.

The SSEC was decommissioned in 1952.

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Aereo

Day in Tech History

June 28, 2014: Aereo Shuts Down

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Aereo
Aereo

2014 – Trying to be the first provider of over-the-air channels, Aereo was told to shut down completely after a supreme court decision went against the company.

The idea was simple – take the over-the-air network channels and offer them on the Internet. Based in New York, the company opened services in 24 different cities. You could only watch the programming of your area on your PC, Mac or Linux. There were around 28 channels you could choose from and pricing was simply $1 a day.

Aereo was faced with many legal issues, including the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition act. The rebroadcast through the service undermined cable retransmission fees.

It was also a wake-up call as after the fact, many cable providers started offering live streaming options.

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  • 1999 – HydraBBS software was released
  • Williamette – a.k.a. Pentium 4 – is announced
  • AMD files antitrust suit against Intel
  • Motorola introduces the 16 MHz 68020 processor
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Sony Clie PEG-NR70

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March 10, 2002: Sony Clié Announced

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Sony Clie PEG-NR70
Sony Clie PEG-NR70

2003 – The Sony Clié PEG-NR70 and PEG-NR70V handheld computers were released. These were 66 MHz PDA units running the Motorola Dragonball SuperVZ processor with a 16-bit color screen and running Palm OS 4.1.

The devices would go on sale on April 13, 2002 for $600

Wikazine – Full show notes for March 10

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  • Richard D Kenadek is sentenced in the Davy Jones Locker BBS case
  • Gene Roddenberry’s ashes are launched into space
  • Google releases Android 1.1
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Remote Access BBS

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

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Remote Access BBS
February 16, 1979: First BBS Created

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.

Wikazine – Full show notes for February 16

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Haleyville 911

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February 16, 1968: The First 911 Call Made – Haleyville, Alabama

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Haleyville 911
Haleyville 911

1968 – Haleyville, Alabama. The first 911 call in the US is officially used – 35 days after AT&T implements the emergency call number. Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite placed the call at 2 PM to Congressman Tom Bevill to officially inaugurate the system.

911 was created because it was not in use within US phone systems. Alabama got wind that AT&T was planning to create the first 911 dispatch center in Huntington, Indiana, so he decided to independently build their system.

Haleyville’s 911 system was built during off-hours and was completed within a week. Robert Fitzgerald built the system at B.W. Gallagher’s request.

Wikazine – Full show notes for February 16

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