Day in Tech History
The Day in Technology History: Daily rundown of events in science, tech and geek. Find out what was released, happened in history: chronological order. This Podcast is produced 7 days a week.For the Tech History Geek in all of us. http://www.dayintechhistory.com
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August 18, 1992: Wang Files for Bankruptcy
Wang Computers had been growing, but their financial outlook didn't ...
Wang Computers had been growing, but their financial outlook didn't seem good. In 1992, they filed for Bankruptcy protection. They eventually got out of bankruptcy, but not before they changed the scope of the business. They changed to Wang Global,
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August 17, 2006: Dell Adds AMD Processors
Dell announced in 2006 they will begin putting AMD processors ...
Dell announced in 2006 they will begin putting AMD processors into Dimension desktops and later in the year Dell AMD servers will be available. On that same day, they announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices Dell wou...
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August 16,1999 : IDSA File Lawsuit to Stop Piracy
The Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) announced they joined in ...
The Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA) announced they joined in a six-company lawsuit brought by Acclaim Entertainment against the Class, Paradigm and Razore 1911“>Razor 1911 hacking groups. Other companies included Accolade/Infogrames E...
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August 15, 1877: Thomas Edison Says “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
How does the kids nursery rhyme play into technology? Well ...
How does the kids nursery rhyme play into technology? Well in 1877 these were the first words uttered out by Thomas Edison in making the first audio recording. Sometimes we take for granted audio - we have moved from Albums to 8-Tracks, cassettes, CD's,
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August 14, 2008: Netflix goes Offline
Fifty-Five Netflix distribution centers go offline due to an “undisclosed ...
Fifty-Five Netflix distribution centers go offline due to an “undisclosed error”. While they didn't let us know what happened, they did say that it only affected the core of mail-based delivery operations. The problem took 3 days to fully resolve,
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August 13, 2008: Datallegro, XPrime and Microsoft
Datallegro – a warehouse application – had been sued by ...
Datallegro – a warehouse application – had been sued by XPrime, where Cary Jardin (CEO of Datallegro) used to work. Datallegro was in mid acquisition by Microsoft at the time. The acquisition completed on Sept 16, 2008.
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August 12, 1981: First IBM PC Computer Rolled Out
It was 1981 when IBM rolled out the first PC ...
It was 1981 when IBM rolled out the first PC model 5150. Of course they had other computers, but nothing that targeted the home market as the PC would. The 5150 contained a 4.7 MHz processor, 16k or RAM and 40 k of ROM. All for $1,565.
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August 11, 1993: Red Hat Goes Public
Red Hat is a Linux distribution and a vendor. They ...
Red Hat is a Linux distribution and a vendor. They are on the S&P 500 company list for it. Founded in 1993, this company has provided a more professional type of open source software - giving pay support and Enterprise editions for IT pros.
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August 10, 2009: 1 Million iTunes Songs, DITH 6 Year Anniversary
On this day in 2009, the Day in Tech History ...
On this day in 2009, the Day in Tech History started. I was running the show as "Week in Tech History", then went to a daily format to increase listeners. The show has been running for over 1000 episodes, never missing a day.
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August 9, 1999: AMD Athlon Processor Introduced
AMD introduces a new brand name to compete with Intel ...
AMD introduces a new brand name to compete with Intel in 1999. The Athlon processor replaces the K7 and adds 3DNow! Technology. The processor was introduced with speeds of 500 MHz to 650 MHz. The prices went from $249 to $849.
