Today in Tech History – – September 13, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 13th, 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

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 13th, 2018

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.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Justin Robert Young.

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Google Inbox Days Numbered? -DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 13th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500Apple 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?

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 12th, 2018

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.

Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 235 – The Good Place (101-205), Better Call Saul (404-405), Deadwood (311)

Cordkillers/ Shows / September 12th, 2018

We examine the trolley problem and The Good Place’s “The Trolley Problem.” Plus, we put Mike’s interviews through the ringer from Better Call Saul and the penultimate Deadwood!

00:41 – Summer Movie Draft update

02:24 – The Good Place (101-205)

17:25 – Better Call Saul (404-405)

31:51 – Deadwood (311)

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EU Approves Link Tax and Upload Filter – DTH

Daily Tech News Show/ Shows / September 12th, 2018

DTH_CoverArt_1500x1500The European Union takes the next step to passing a new Copyright Directive, Plex pulls the plug on Plex Cloud and Apple reveals new smartphone names.

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CurrentGeek 185: Stay awhile, and render!

Current Geek/ Shows / September 11th, 2018
E! gets the people’s choice awards! Goats prefer it if you smile. A kangaroo was where it is not usually. Diablo show coming to Netflix? 100 years old and still mathematically correct. ForeCast, Best Things and your emails!

Today in Tech History – – September 11, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 11th, 2018

1928 – Radio station WGY of General Electric made the first simulcast in Schenectady, New York. A play called “The Queen’s Messenger” had its audio broadcast over radio with the picture in sync over television at same time.

http://eyesofageneration.com/cameras-page/ge-cameras/

1985 – ISEE-3, renamed the International Cometary Explorer (ICE), flew through the gas tail of comet P/Giacobini-Zinner.

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/isee3.html

1998 – The US Congress released the contents of the Starr report on the Internet. The report led to the impeachment, but not the removal, of President Clinton. The websites that hosted the report were slammed with traffic.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/11/starr.report/

Read Tom’s science fiction and other fiction books at Merritt’s Books site.

Today in Tech History – – September 11, 2018

Today in Tech History/ Writing / September 11th, 2018

1928 – Radio station WGY of General Electric made the first simulcast in Schenectady, New York. A play called “The Queen’s Messenger” had its audio broadcast over radio with the picture in sync over television at same time.

http://eyesofageneration.com/cameras-page/ge-cameras/

1985 – ISEE-3, renamed the International Cometary Explorer (ICE), flew through the gas tail of comet P/Giacobini-Zinner.

http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/missions/isee3.html

1998 – The US Congress released the contents of the Starr report on the Internet. The report led to the impeachment, but not the removal, of President Clinton. The websites that hosted the report were slammed with traffic.

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/11/starr.report/

Read Tom’s science fiction and other fiction books at Merritt’s Books site.