historical events

AltaVista-2[1]

Apple/ Day in Tech History

December 15, 1983: AltaVista Launches

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

AltaVista
AltaVista

1995 – At the turn of the Internet age, researchers at Digital Equipment Corporation, led by Paul Flaherty, Louis Monier and Michael Burrows, created a web crawler and indexer algorithm. The web program was launched on December 15th and called “AltaVista”. The name was chosen because of the surrounds of their company in Palo Alto, CA.

The original name was altavista.digital.com and used a multi-threaded crawler (Scooter). The back-end was running on advanced hardware, therefore it could gather information faster than any other web crawling software out there.

AltaVista was one of the top search engines out there until Google overtook them all. Ultimately, in 2003 AltaVista was purchased by Yahoo! who continued to run it until 2013 when it was shut down.

1984 Apple Superbowl Commercial
1984 Apple Superbowl Commercial

1983 – There is some debate whether this happened on Dec. 15h or 31st. If you were a citizen of Twin Falls, Idaho and up at 1 AM watching

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

  • ISO C90 is released
  • Fortran 95 is released
  • Twitter rival
    Apple Superbowl ad 1984
    Apple Superbowl ad 1984
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

W3C

Day in Tech History/ Geek

December 14, 1994: W3C Held First Meeting

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

W3C
W3C

1994 – The World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C) held its first meeting at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Albert Vezza and HTML and other formats.

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

  • Delta rolls out WiFi on flights
  • Microsoft releases Windows NT 4.0 SP2
  • Edward R. Murrow features the Whirlwind computer on See It Now
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Apple

Apple/ Day in Tech History

December 12: Apple Initial Public Offering

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Apple

1980 – Apple Computer goes up for their Initial Public Offering and makes a statement in the market. Using the symbol “Steve Jobs reports $217 Million, being the largest shareholder. It beat out Ford Motor when it went IPOV (IPO Viral).

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Concorde Jet

Day in Tech History/ Geek

December 11, 1967: The Concorde Supersonic Airliner

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Concorde Jet
Concorde Jet

1967 – The Concorde was a British and French venture. It wa the first supersonic airliner. The prototype (Concorde 001) was rolled out to 1100 present. British technology minister Anthony Wedgwood Benn coined it Concorde on that day. The last “e” would stand for excellence. The first flight would not happen until March 1969.

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Doom Unofficially Released

Day in Tech History/ Geek

December 10, 1993: DOOM Released Unofficially

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Doom Unofficially Released
Doom Unofficially Released

1993 – 20 years ago, a Shareware copy was uploaded through a server at the University of Wisconsin (and although I was going to school there at the time, it wasn’t me – HONEST). The end result was the beginning of the first-person shooter. For those who do not want to read the Doom Bible, the story is about a Marine who assaults a senior officer, therefore was incarcerated on Mars at the Union Aerospace Corporation. His job was to overlook the teleportation device.However, the device goes haywire and a whole bunch of creatures come out of the portal. The player is told to secure until help arrives. Unfortunately, that means heading through the establishment and defending from the monsters that attack.

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

  • XBOX 360 hits Japan
  • Yahoo lays off 1,500 with a controversial severance package
  • IBM 7320 drum
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Microsoft Crew

Day in Tech History/ Microsoft

December 7, 1978: Microsoft Staff Picture

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Microsoft Crew
Microsoft Crew

1978 – It is one of the most infamous pictures in tech today. This is the Microsoft crew. Can you guess which one is Bill Gates?

The picture was updated in 2008 when the group (except Bob Wallace, who passed away in 2002) got back together for Bill Gates last few days at Microsoft (below).

The staff picture includes: Bill Gates, Andrea Lewis, Marla Wood, Paul Allen (2nd row) Bob O’Rear, Bob Greenberg (who helped launch Cabbage Patch Kids), Marc McDonald, Gordon Letwin, (3rd row) Steve Wood, Bob Wallace (passed away in 2002) and Jim Lane.

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

Microsoft Re-take in 2008
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Day in Tech History/ Geek

December 6th, 1768: Encyclopedia Britannica Published

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica

1768 – Encyclopedia Britannica began publishing the first print – otherwise known as “part I”. It was the brain child of  Colin Macfarquhar, and Andrew Bell, and was a conservative reaction to the French Encyclopédie of Denis Diderot. The first volume would be completed Edinburgh, Scotland by 1771. The 3rd edition would become popular and also expand for the first time. Since then, the Britannica would be digitized and put on CD, then DVD format. Today’s current version has 400 editors and 1,000 contributors. The Encyclopedia also saw several pirate copies during it’s 242 year run.The Encyclopedia would move to the US in 1901. Today, Britannica is produced as a digital version.

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

  • IBM 2420
  • Playstation sells 300,000
  • Apple Shares fall
  • Opera v.5 is released
  • .XXX goes online
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

Richard Wexelblat - History of Programming Languages

Day in Tech History/ Geek

December 5, 1965: First Computer Science Degree: Richard Wexelblat

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Comment

Richard Wexelblat - History of Programming Languages
Richard Wexelblat – History of Programming Languages

1965 – Richard Wexelblat was the first candidate to complete his doctoral dissertation, hence giving him a degree in “Computer Science“. It was presented at the University of Pennsylvania – Moore School of Electrical Engineering. Richard went on to write the “History of Programming Languages” (ISBN:0-12-745040-8)

Subcribe to Day In Tech History:

RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play - Spotify
Twitter - Facebook

- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Day Trial

Be a Part of the Sconnie Geek Nation!

Click Here to Support the Sconnie Geek Nation!

In Wisconsin, friends are called "Sconnies". Even if you're not from Wisconsin, you can be part of the Sconnie Geek Nation through my coverage! By pledging, you join the Geek Sconnie Nation! Plus, you help me cover costs so I can continue the coverage of Gadget tech, music tech, and geek culture through the shows.

  • Today is the official birth of the Transistor
  • Amazon Crashes
  • HD Support for YouTube
Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe! Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS | More

1 2 3 4 5 >»