Today in Tech History – – September 15, 2018
1947 – The Association for Computing Machinery was founded as the Eastern Association for Computing Machinery, during a meeting at Columbia University in New York. It developed into the world’s largest organization of computer professionals.
http://www.acm.org/about/history
1947 – RCA released the 12AX7 vacuum tube for public sale. The miniature dual triode vacuum tube with high voltage gain became popular with tube amplifier enthusiasts and has been in continuous production since. The tube is also known as the ECC83 in the European Union.
https://www.effectrode.com/knowledge-base/the-12ax7-tube-the-cornerstone-of-guitar-tone/
2008 – Electronics retailer Best Buy acquired the Napster music service for $121 million, preventing the once dominating music-sharing service from going out of business.
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/15/best-buy-bails-out-failing-napster/
2014 – Microsoft announced they would purchase Mojang, makers of the Minecraft universe. Mojang’s founders, Notch, Carl, and Jakob, announced they would leave the company.
https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/
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Today in Tech History – – September 14, 2018
1956 – IBM introduced the IBM 350 disk storage unit for the RAMAC 305, the first commercial computer to use magnetic disk storage.
http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/storage/storage_350.html
1959 – After 33.5 hours of flight, Luna 2 became the first human-made object to strike the moon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/space_missions/luna_2
2000 – Microsoft released Windows ME. The ME stood for Millenium Edition but deserving or not, would eventually become code for a bad or unnecessary OS update.
http://news.cnet.com/2100-1040-245728.html
2001 – The Nintendo GameCube went on sale in Japan. It was the first Nintendo game console that did not use cartridges.
http://cube.gamespy.com/articles/500/500516p1.html
2015 – The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, LIGO, detected gravitational waves of two merging black holes. It was the first direct observation of gravitational waves.
http://www.wired.com/2016/02/scientists-spot-the-gravity-waves-that-flex-the-universe/
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DTNS 3369 – Click to Overlcock
Nintendo Stream Direct unleashed a wave of upcoming titles headed for the Switch. We pick through the details and discuss what excites us most!
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Wireless NES Controllers for Switch – DTH
Chrome supports fingerprint sensors, Samsung schedules a new Galaxy event, Nintendo’s wireless NES controllers are coming to Switch.
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Today in Tech History – – September 13, 2018
1983 – Osborne Computer declared bankruptcy in Oakland, California federal bankruptcy court, listing assets of $40 million, liabilities of $45 million, and 600 creditors. Two years earlier, Osborne had produced the first portable computer, the 24-pound Osborne I.
http://www.atarimagazines.com/creative/v10n3/24_Osborne_Comptuer_Corporat.php
1985 – Nintendo released Super Mario Brothers in Japan. It became the best selling video game for 20 years until it was surpassed by Wii Sports.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20016209-17.html
2000 – The public beta of Apple’s Mac OS X, code named Kodiak, was released. Users had to pay $29.95 for the beta.
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2000/09/13Apple-Releases-Mac-OS-X-Public-Beta.html
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DTNS 3367 – Amazon Primed for Government Regulation
The Verge puts forward an argument for anti-trust cases against Google, Amazon, Uber and Facebook. We examine the arguments and put forward our analysis on how this all might play out.
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#334 – Is it a Slan Dunk?
We’re excited for TV with Henry Cavill as Geralt, and maybe even some Witchlands! Plus our initial non-spoilery impressions of this month’s book, Slan.
Google Inbox Days Numbered? -DTH
Apple announces iPhone Xs, Xs Max, XR, and Apple Watch Series 4, Brave browser files GDPR complaint against Google, Ant Financial denies Equifax poaching claims.
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DTNS 3366 – Anyone for XS?
Apple’s latest announcement revealed a new slate of iPhones, Watches and features and we knock our heads together to break it all down for you.
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