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April 6, 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey

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1968 – 2001: A Space Odyssey actually premiered in Washington DC on April 2nd, New York and Los Angles on April 4th. It was April 6th that was the major theatrical release date for the US. This Stanley Kubrick classic won an Oscar for best visual effects and was nominated for best director, best art direction and best writing , story and screenplay. For any Sci-Fi geek, this is an important movie in the genre. It was also known as “How the Solar System Was Won” and “Journey Beyond the Stars” (working titles).

1992 – At the Spring Comdex in Chicago, IL, Microsoft released “Janus” – otherwise known as Windows 3.1. The new 16 bit Operating System had some inventive features, including support for TrueType fonts, support for media formats like CD ROMs and MIDI and Super VGA monitors. Price: $149.00

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IBM RS/6000 Model H70 64 bit 4-way Web server
2001: A Space Odyssey was released to theatres
Intel revamps, renames i3, i5, i7 processors

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March 25, 1994: Microsoft Excel 4.0

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1994 – Microsoft released Excel 4.0. It included an Easter egg animation of the Excel logo crushing the numbers 1-2-3.

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November 14: Computer Dealer Exhibition – COMDEX

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During the 80’s and 90’s, there was a little show called COMDEX. It stood for Computer Dealer Exhibition. For a while, there were 2 versions: The Spring COMDEX (Alternating for a while between Altanta and Chicago) and the Fall COMDEX (Las Vegas). The show was attended by many and there were vendors galore. I remember seeing Bill Gates at the 1998 Comdex for the Blue screen error when they plugged in a scanner. I also saw President William Clinton give a keynote.COMDEX finally fell in 2003. Nonetheless, a lot of History falls between this time and about April from the show. Therefore, the next few days there will be a lot of “At the COMDEX Show”.

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Mosaic becomes Netscape
Power PC CHRP
Ubuntu on ARM

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November 10, 1983: Microsoft Windows 1.0

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1983 – Windows 1.o was announced at the Helmsley Palace Hotel in New York City. It was one of the most elaborate product introductions to date. Gates says Windows 1.0 will officially release in 1984, yet it didn’t release until June, 1985.

1986 – Back in that day, Comdex was the big computer show. There were two versions: one that was held in Chicago in the spring and the other in Las Vegas mid-November. At this time, Atari was the big dog on the block. Jack Tramiel was putting all efforts in this years Comdex after seeing a small dip in the shares.So they set up a 65 booth display with different 3rd party developers that would show off what the Atari could do. The big innovation that year – the SX212 1200 baud modem for $99.95. They also showed off the Atari 2600jr and the Atari 7800, and because of that impressive show, Atari boasted a $25 million profit that year.

Of course, the company went well for a few more years, merged with JTS, which was then bought by Hasbro in 1998. The company still is survived in a way to this day, but not in the glory that it was back then.

IBM introduces Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Heads
The first Apple iPod is shipped
Circuit City files for Chapter 11 protection
Bill Gates introduces Windows for IBM PC

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May 24, 1985: AOL (as Quantum Computer Services) Founded

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May 24, 1985: Quantum Computer Services was founded (AOL)

1985– Quantum Computer Services was founded. Technically, it was a reorganization of Control Video Corporation, a company that started in 1983. The company was selling online service “Gameline” to Atari 2600 users. You would pay $49.95 for the modem and also a one-time $15 setup fee. With the reorganization, Jim Kimsey became Chief Executive Officer and Marc Seriff took the CTO role. Ninety employees quit, ten remained. The company changed to sell Quantum Link for Commodore 64 and 128 consoles. Eventually, they would get into AppleLink and PC Link. Quantum Computer Services eventually (October 1989) changed their name to America Online (AOL).

Jim Kimsey left AOL in 1995, where he stayed under the limelight. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President George W. Bush.

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MIDAS II
Sega introduces a rating system for games
Microsoft launches Windows NT 3.1

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November 14: Computer Dealer Exhibition – COMDEX

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This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 14

Mosaic becomes Netscape
Power PC CHRP
Ubuntu on ARM

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November 10, 1983: Microsoft Windows 1.0

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This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for November 10

IBM introduces Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR) Heads
The first Apple iPod is shipped
Circuit City files for Chapter 11 protection
Bill Gates introduces Windows for IBM PC

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May 24, 1985: Quantum Computer Services (AOL) Founded

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May 24, 1985: Quantum Computer Services was founded (AOL)

Jim Kimsey left AOL in 1995, where he stayed under the limelight. He was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by President George W. Bush.

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