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January 27, 2006: Western Union discontinued Telegram and Commercial Messaging services

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2006– Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the service. But on January 27, 2006, that all ended. As Western Union wrote:

“Effective 2006-01-27, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative.”

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September 27, 1996: Hacker Kevin Mitnick Indicted

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1996– Famous hacker Kevin Mitnick is indicted on 25 charges for a 2 and a half year hacking spree. Police believed Mitnick had stolen Millions of dollars in software from different corporations. Mitnick faced up to 200 years in prison if found guilty. He was first arrested on February 15th, 1995.  He was sentenced to 46 months and an additional 22 months for violating the terms of his 1989 supervised release. He was released to supervised release on January 21, 2000 and finally released on January 21, 2003.

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February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts at University of Pennsylvania

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February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts

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.

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Western Union

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January 27, 2006: Western Union discontinued Telegram and Commercial Messaging services

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Western Union

2006– Founded in 1851, Western Union was responsible for getting the important messages from point A to B. Whether through telegram or commercial messaging, Western Union was synonymous with the service. But on January 27, 2006, that all ended. As Western Union wrote:

“Effective 2006-01-27, Western Union will discontinue all Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you, and we thank you for your loyal patronage. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a customer service representative.”

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Kevin Mitnick

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September 27, 1996: Hacker Kevin Mitnick Indicted

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Kevin Mitnick
Kevin Mitnick
1996– Famous hacker Kevin Mitnick is indicted on 25 charges for a 2 and a half year hacking spree. Police believed Mitnick had stolen Millions of dollars in software from different corporations. Mitnick faced up to 200 years in prison if found guilty. He was first arrested on February 15th, 1995.  He was sentenced to 46 months and an additional 22 months for violating the terms of his 1989 supervised release. He was released to supervised release on January 21, 2000 and finally released on January 21, 2003.

This Day in Tech History podcast show notes for September 27

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  • Disney nixes Disney Mobile
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  • Atari dumps inventory – Litterally – into a landfill
ENIAC

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February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts at University of Pennsylvania

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ENIAC
February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts

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.

Wikazine – Full show notes for February 15

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Vinyl Record

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February 15, 1972: Copyright Protection for Sound Recordings

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1972 – It was an overhaul to the 1909 copyright act that failed to cover sound recordings. Before 1972, each state had its own law against illegal duplication of sound recordings. For the most part, if you recorded it, you could be considered the “Intellectual owner”. Of course, common law copyright was also in play but it had to be proven without a doubt.

The new law put in place would cover sound recordings but with one major hole – anything before Feb 15, 1972 was NOT covered by this law. These cases would have to rely on the individual state that governed the original recording.

Keep in mind that this can also protect older magnetic media with computer programs from getting copied. Of course this is not much of an issue today.

Wikazine – Full show notes for February 15

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January 27, 1972: Magnavox Odyssey Production Begins

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Magnovox Odyssey
Magnovox Odyssey

1972 – Magnavox begins the production of the Odyssey Video game system. The final release date was not until May. It was a very primitive system with no processors and the cartridges are jumpered configurations. The system will be on the market for a year before being discontinued.

Wikazine – Full show notes for January 27

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  • MIT vs. David LaMaccia
  • Kevin Mitnik cracks the WELL
  • White House e-mail outage