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Today in Tech History – July 23, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 23rd, 2016

1903 – Ford sold its first car to Dr. Ernst Pfenning of Chicago. The two-cylinder Model A was assembled at Mack Avenue Plant in Detroit.

1985 – Commodore introduced the Amiga personal computer at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York’s Lincoln Center. Amiga cost $1,295 and shipped with a base configuration of 256K of RAM.

1996 – The first commercial HDTV signal was broadcast in North Carolina by WRAL channel 32 operating at 100 kilowatts with an antenna 1,750 feet above the ground. 200 members of the press watched the broadcast at WRAL.

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DTNS 2816 – Can Yahoo Me Now?

Daily Tech News Show / July 22nd, 2016

It looks Yahoo’s sale is almost over. Iyaz Akhtar and Tom Merritt trace the history, what is being sold and how it might fit into Verizon.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 22, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 22nd, 2016

Nvidia’s 4th big video card in two months, Google improves comics, Facebook soars in the air.

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Today in Tech History – July 22, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 22nd, 2016

1933 – Wiley Post returned to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, New York, 7 days, 18 hours, 49 minutes after leaving, becoming the fastest person to circumnavigate the Earth by air and the first to do it solo.

1962 – The first Mariner space probe to Venus had to be destroyed shortly after lift-off because of “improper operation of the Atlas airborne beacon equipment.” The error was caused by a missing overbar in the program that must have disappeared during hand transcription.

1997 – Apple announced OS 8 for Macintosh computers. It added easier Internet integration and a 3D look to the OS.

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DTNS 2815 – The Skype Train is leaving you behind

Daily Tech News Show / July 21st, 2016

Microsoft’s leaving behind older Skype install as it transitions off P2P and some folks are mad. When is a company allowed to ditch an old platform? Chris Ashley and Tom Merritt discuss.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 21, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 21st, 2016

Firefox says no to Flash, Tinder just wants to be friends, and VCRs go the way of Betamax.

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Today in Tech History – July 21, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 21st, 2016

1975 – Xerox announced its withdrawal from computer mainframe manufacturing. The company did indicate it would continue activities in other computer-related businesses like computer disk drives, serial printers, and apparently giving away secrets to companies like Apple and Microsoft.

2002 – WorldCom filed for the largest Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US history. It was the number two long-distance phone company, at a time when that still meant something. It would end up changing its name back to MCI, and its remains exists as Verizon’s business division.

2011 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis landed at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility, Runway 15, ending the US space shuttle missions.

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DTNS 2814 – John Deere Hackt0rz

Daily Tech News Show / July 20th, 2016

Farmers in Nebraska fight for the right to repair their own tractors. Dealers use copyright law to stop them from using the software on their vehicles. Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt discuss.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 129

Cordkillers / July 20th, 2016

Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (101), Mr. Robot (201, 202), Preacher (108), Justified (301).

01:01 – Summer Movie Draft

05:56 – Stranger Things (101)

11:44 – Mr. Robot (201, 202)

16:50 – Preacher (108)

22:54 – Justified (301)

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 20, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 20th, 2016

Twitter bans more users, Microsoft’s cloud boost revenues, and Pokémon Go stimulates battery sales.

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