by Mike Hendren | Sep 30, 2024 | Tech History
September 30, 1980 On September 30, 1980, Xerox, Digital and Intel, released version 1.0 of the Ethernet specification called Blue Book. Ethernet works by breaking up information being sent to and from devices into different sized bits of info called frames. Today,...
by Mike Hendren | Sep 16, 2024 | iOS, Tech History
September 16, 1985 AND 1997 After a head-to-head boardroom battle with John Sculley, the former PepsiCo executive that Steve Jobs himself recruited to Apple, Jobs resigned from the company on September 16, 1985. Twelve years to the day later, Steve Jobs was back and...
by Mike Hendren | Aug 19, 2024 | Tech History
August 17, 1982 42 years ago, the world of music and music technology was “forever” changed with the release of the first commercially produced album on CD, “The Visitors” from the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA. The compact disc was co-developed by Phillips and Sony....
by Mike Hendren | Aug 15, 2024 | Tech History
August 12, 1981 IBM introduced its first true personal computer, the IBM PC Model 5150. It was developed in less than a year and rapidly released to the consumer market, though it was really developed for business use. The price tag: under $1,600, far below the IBM...
by Mike Hendren | Aug 7, 2024 | Tech History
August 3, 1993 Apple revolutionized personal computing with the introduction of the Newton MessagePad, a groundbreaking device that marked the beginning of the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) era. The Newton MessagePad was notable for its handwriting recognition...
by Mike Hendren | Jul 30, 2024 | Tech History
July 29, 1914-The first transcontinental call is made Telephone communications have changed dramatically over the past 100 years, but one of the greatest early accomplishments was the completion of the transcontinental telephone line. In June of 1914, the final pole...
