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First Computer-Based Predictions of Presidential Elections
Today in 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected U.S. President, taking over 55% of the popular vote and winning 39 of the 48 states. It was the first time two of the major television networks used computers to predict the … Continue reading
First Time A Computer Virus Recognized as Virus
Today in 1983, Fred Chen writes, “the first virus was conceived of as an experiment to be presented at a weekly seminar on computer security. The concept was first introduced in this seminar by the author, and the name ‘virus’ … Continue reading
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Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson Present UNIX
40 years ago today (October 15, 1973), Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson presented their first paper on Unix at the fourth ACM Symposium on Operating Systems Principles (SOSP) held at Purdue University. The paper will later be published in the … Continue reading
Microsoft Word’s 30th Birthday
Thirty years ago today, Microsoft released it’s first full-featured application, a word processor called Word for MS-DOS 1.00. Microsoft provided a free demonstration copy with every copy of PC World magazine. It’s the first time in history a magazine has included a floppy-disk.
Bill Gates Explains control-alt-delete
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John Hollar about the Computer History Museum (Video)
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Timeline of Enterprise Technology (Infographic)
Source: Novell
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1956 Big Data: Launching the Disk Storage Industry
Today in 1956, IBM announced the 305 and 650 RAMAC (Random Access Memory Accounting) “data processing machines,” incorporating the first-ever disk storage product. The 305 came with fifty 24-inch disks for a total capacity of 5 megabytes, weighed 1 ton, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer history, Digitization
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Debugging the Origin of the Term “Bug”
Alexander Magoun and Paul Israel write in The Institute: The use of “bug” to describe a flaw in the design or operation of a technical system dates back to Thomas Edison. He coined the phrase 140 years ago to describe … Continue reading
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Apple: Welcome, IBM. Seriously.
Today in 1981, Apple Computer ran a full-page ad in the The Wall Street Journal, twelve days after IBM entered the personal computer market with the launch of the IBM PC.
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