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November 4, 1984: Dell Computers Launches

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1984 – Michael Dell launches his new business of IBM compatible PC’s from his dorm in Austin, TX. The idea was to sell a philosophy over a product. The philosophy was to sell direct to customize to the shopper. Of course, Dell’s award winning service throughout the years has shown this to be a good plan. Happy Anniversary, Dell!

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June 14, 1938: Action Comics Introduced Superman

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1938 – It is one of the geekiest days for people like me. Creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster introduced one of the comic heros in Action Comics. Interesting enough, Superman was suppose to be a bad guy.

The first form of him appeared in “Science Fiction #3” in 1933. He looked more like Lex Luthor than the caped crusader. But with a little re-tooling, Superman made the comics and a piece of geek history.

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1938 – The First Superman comic
1985 – Apple lays off 1,200 employees
1997 – Tamapittchi, a cellular phone with a Tamagotchi built into it, is released in Japan
2006 – Google Maps for Enterprise
2009 – #CNNFail

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March 30, 1993: AT&T Graphics Software Labs Close

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1993 – The graphics software labs at AT&T closed down and relocated to the AT&T Multimedia Software Solutions. The division focused on software products that included 3D vector based graphic programs like AutoCAD, RIO, TOPAZ for PC and Mac computers.

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November 4, 1984: Dell Computers Launches

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Firefox captures 20% market share
Compaq announces the 12 lb portable
UNIVAC I predicts Dwight D. Eisenhower as president

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June 14, 1938: Action Comics Introduced Superman

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1938 – The First Superman comic
1985 – Apple lays off 1,200 employees
1997 – Tamapittchi, a cellular phone with a Tamagotchi built into it, is released in Japan
2006 – Google Maps for Enterprise
2009 – #CNNFail

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March 30, 1993: AT&T Graphics Software Labs Close

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Quantum sells to Maxtor
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June 14, 1951: UNIVAC I Unveiled

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1951 – It was the first commercial general-use computer. The UNIVAC I was unveiled in Washington DC. It was developed for the US census bureau. It stood 8 foot high and used magnetic tape at 10,000 characters a second.UNIVAC is an acronym for the Universal Automatic Computer. The computer itself was delivered to the United States Census Bureau on March 31st, 1951. UNIVAC I was also used to predict the result of the 1952 Presidential election.

UNIVAC I cost around 1.2 million to build, which was a lot larger than their estimated price of $159,000. 46 units were built and delivered. 5,200 vacuum tubes were used to run UNIVAC I. It performed 1,905 operations per second.

Want more info on UNIVAC? Check out A Few Good Men From Univac (History of Computing) on Amazon

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1938 – The First Superman comic
1985 – Apple lays off 1,200 employees
1997 – Tamapittchi, a cellular phone with a Tamagotchi built into it, is released in Japan
2006 – Google Maps for Enterprise
2009 – #CNNFail

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March 30, 1951: UNIVAC I – First American Commercial Computer

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1951 – John William Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert unveil the first commercial computer, the UNIVersal Automatic Computer (UNIVAC I). The computer was manufactured under the company name of Sperry Rand Corporation for the United States Census Bureau. The UNIVAC will remain in operation through 1963.Univac I was not only the first American commercial computer, but also the first computer designed to computer large numbers. The first contracts for these computers were government agencies, like the Census Bureau and US Air Force. It took almost a year to finally ship the first Univac computer.

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