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July 11, 2007: Oracle 11g

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0711, 3g, aggregator, DataBase, database software, david bowie, day in tech history, dith, eclipse, FAQs Help and Tutorials, Geek, goto assist, iPhone, mozy, oracle, oracle 11g, Oracle Corporation, Oracle Database, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Podcast, powerpc, relational database management, Relational Database Management System, space oddity, stitcher, technology history, Tools, world population, YouTube July 11, 2024

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2007 – Oracle releases what they called the $10 billion / year Database software in Oracle 11g. It was the first update since 2004. Oracle’s what as refered to as an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS). It is produced and marketed by Oracle Corporation.

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1969 – David Bowie releases Space Oddity
1987 – World population hits 5 billion
1991 – the Eclipse of the Century
2005 – PowerPC 970MP
2008 – iPhone 3G goes on sale

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July 9, 1982: Tron Movie and Video Game Released

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0709, aggregator, amelio, apple, bally, bruce boxleitner, cindy morgan, cult, day in tech history, dith, Encom, game ideas, jeff bridges, Kevin Flynn, legacy, mainframe, microsoft releases, Podcast, RSS, secret diary of steve jobs, sequel, sorts, steve jobs, technology history, tron, video game, YouTube 0 Comments July 9, 2024

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It was a movie that became a cult classic. Tron – The story of Kevin Flynn who tries to figure out if ENCOM stole his game ideas. While hacking into the mainframe, the company sets a trap where Flynn gets sucked into the video game.

The movie debuted in 1982 along with the video game by Bally. Tron starred Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan. It took 17 million to make the movie, it grossed 33 million in return. Tron’s sequel of sorts – called Legacy – was released on Dec 17, 2010. Unfortunately, it did not receive the same status as the original did.

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1997 – Gibert Amelio resigns from Apple
2008 – Secret Diary of Steve Jobs shuts down
2009 – Microsoft releases Silverlight 3

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July 8, 2007: The Big DNS Flaw, 1881 Ice Cream Sundae Created

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0708, aggregator, Alureon, dan kaminsky, day in tech history, developers, domain name system, europe, explaination, Federal Bureau of Investigation, fi, historical events, July, march 31st, Microsoft, Podcast, routers, saturn, SEGA, technology history, United States, Yahoo, yahoo stock split 0 Comments July 8, 2024

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In 2007, developer Dan Kaminsky found a flaw in the addressing of the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is found on home to commercial routers around the world. The issue was so severe, that they were not divulging the issue until a patch could be implemented on a wide scale. On March 31st, Kaminsky – along with 16 other developers – gathered at Microsoft to work on a massive patch and synchronize the release so all details could be released as well. The Patch was released in July 8th, 2008. For more information, see the Explaination of the DNS Flaw

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Yahoo! stock split
Sega releases the Saturn in Europe
The first ice cream sundae!

In 1881, a man walked into Edward Berner’s drug store in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Since it was the Sabbath, the customer couldn’t have the flavored soda water for religious reasons. As he sat at the soda fountain counter, Berner comes to a compromise. Berner put ice cream in a dish and poured chocolate syrup on top. They then named it Ice Cream Sunday. The name will become “Sundae”, the next day.

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July 7, 1994: I3enc Released (a.k.a. MP3)

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0707, Back Orifice, Clients, day in tech history, Facebook, fraunhofer institute, hackers, integrated circuits, iTunes, july 14, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, microsoft windows operating systems, mike douglas, moniker, mp3 format, mpeg 3, open source format, orifice 2000, Podcast, psone, RSS, scrabble, system administration, technology history, ti 99 4a, twitter, vorbis, windows operating systems 0 Comments July 7, 2024

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July 7, 1994: Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits released MP3 format

1994 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) released I3enc – otherwise known at MP3. This is also known as MPEG-3. The MP3 moniker did not get chosen until July 14, 1995 (it was .bit before .mp3). MP3 is still licensed to Fraunhofer Institute – therefore, you must pay a license fee to use the popular .mp3 format. There is an open source format .ogg vorbis.

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PSOne is released
TI-99/4a is demonstrated on the Mike Douglas Show
A Legal version of Scrabble hits Facebook

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July 6, 1984: Jack Tramiel Fired Atari Staff

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0706, aggregator, apple, Atari, bold move, corporate president, day in tech history, e mule, fires, historical events, hulu, jack tramiel, Microsoft, move jack, nolan bushnell, Podcast, pong, source code, technology history, twitter 0 Comments July 6, 2024

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In a very bold move, Jack Tramiel laid off the majority of his staff outside of engineering. This comes in 1984, 3 days after Tramiel buys Atari for $240 million in 10 and 12 year notes.

The employees note that it wasn’t a Hard layoff. One employee stated that no one cared if they looted the building, so they did.

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ABC joins Hulu
Microsoft’s first corporate president
Source code of e-mule was released

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July 5, 1937: SPAM (The Luncheon Meat) is Introduced

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0705, 75th anniversary, austin minnesota, boredom, day in tech history, Dolly the Sheep, E-mail spam, earth personality, excel, excel macro, Hawaii, high blood pressure, hormel, junction transistor, luncheon meat, macro virus, McDonald, mcdonalds, monotony, monty python, oven roasted turkey, Podcast, potato starch, Saipan, salt water, sodium nitrate, SPAM, spamtown usa, stitcher, technology history, United States 0 Comments July 5, 2024

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Not the email version. In 1937, Hormel came out with the first can of SPAM. The Luncheon meat. Spam was derived from the words Spiced Ham. It is pre-cooked meat that contained chopped pork, ham mean, salt, water, potato starch, and sodium nitrate. So if you have high blood pressure, you might want to stay away from this stuff.

Spam comes in many varieties, including Hot & Spicy, Less sodium (25%), Spam Lite, Oven Roasted Turkey, and others.

SPAM is made in SpamTown, USA – or Austin, Minnesota. McDonalds uses Spam in Guam, hawaii and Saipan. Spam is known as “poor people food”, however, in Hawaii, it is a common meat served.

For their 75th anniversary, Spam introduced Sir Can a Lot.

“The introduction of Sir Can-A-Lot provides an engaging presence that highlights the playful and down-to-earth personality that makes the SPAM brand both unique and timeless,” said Nicole L. Behne, product manager of SPAMfamily of products. “The campaign features him ridding not only mealtimes of boredom, but also helping consumers ‘Break the Monotony.’”

Monty Python‘s version of SPAM came out December 15, 1970 – The first email SPAM happened on May 3, 1978

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Junction transistor is created
First Excel macro virus
Dolly the sheep is born

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July 4, 1996: Microsoft Hotmail Independence Day Launch

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0704, aggregator, BBS, day in tech history, ebay, ebay baby, email service, first web, Geek, Google, hotmail, HTML, independence day, internet service provider, july 4, Microsoft, microsoft hotmail, Podcast, president of the internet, stiff competition, stitcher, storage, technology history, upper case, web based email, Webmail, Windows Live SkyDrive, Yahoo, Yahoo Mail 0 Comments July 4, 2024

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“Happy Independence Day. In return, we are going to give you a great new way to get email. It’s called “Hotmail“. Be free from your internet service provider!”

That was the call to action on 1996. Hotmail launched their email service as “HoTMaiL” (HTML is upper-case). It is the first web-based email that was later named MSN Hotmail, then Windows Live Hotmail.

Hotmail had many features since its start. Unlimited storage was one big feature. In 1997, Microsoft purchased Hotmail for $400 million, and changed the name to MSN Hotmail. They paired with the Microsoft Instant Messanger, then built items like the calendar, SkyDrive, and more.

After getting stiff competition from Google in 2004, Microsoft changed the service to Live Hotmail. The service continues on with many updates to compete with Google and Yahoo mail.

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Major BBS is released
Who is the President of the Internet
1 euro ebay baby goes home
Stranger Things Season 3 Launched

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July 3, 1991: Apple, IBM Create Pact on Power PC Mac

Jeffrey Powers @geekazine 0703, aggregator, amigaos, AOL, apple, apple ibm, architecture processor, day in tech history, enterprise systems, first automobile, historical events, IBM, john sculley, Karl Benz, mac, nintendo wii, pact, performance optimization with enhanced risc, Podcast, power pc chip, powerpc, risc, risc architecture, sony playstation, sony playstation nintendo, steve jobs, steve jobs interview, technology history, use computers, Windows, windows machines, xbox 360 0 Comments July 3, 2024

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1991 – IBM’s Jim Cannavino met with John Sculley of Apple. They worked out a deal and signed a sharing agreement. It would allow Mac to integrate with IBM enterprise systems. It would also allow Apple to use the PowerPC with their RISC based Mac to work together.Power PC stands for Performance Optimization with Enhanced RISC. It is also known as PPC. The RISC architecture processor was first meant for personal computers, yet embedded machines adopted them for use. Computers such as the AmigaOS 4, POSIX, BeOS all used PowerPC. Even Windows machines used PowerPC for their NT 3.51 and NT 4.0 OS.

Power PC came in 32 and 64 bit versions. Sony Playstation, Nintendo Wii and XBox 360 all have PowerPC inside.

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1886 – Karl Benz drives the first automobile
2000 -AOL completes Mapquest Acquisition
2009 – McAffee anitvirus wipes out some Windows Machines
2012 – A lost Steve Jobs interview was discovered and posted to iTunes

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