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World’s First Geosynchronous Satellite
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The Eagle Has Landed
July 20, 1969 Eagle, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, successfully lands in the area of the Moon known as the Sea of Tranquility. Upon landing, Neil Armstrong utters the now famous phrase, “The Eagle has landed.” About six hours later, while setting foot on the Moon, he utters the even more famous phrase, “That’s one…
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The Eagle Has Landed
July 20, 1969 Eagle, the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, successfully lands in the area of the Moon known as the Sea of Tranquility. Upon landing, Neil Armstrong utters the now famous phrase, “The Eagle has landed.” About six hours later, while setting foot on the Moon, he utters the even more famous phrase, “That’s one…
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Apple Introduces iBook Laptop
July 21, 1999 Apple introduces the iBook laptop, the first mainstream computer designed and sold with built-in wireless networking. Previous post: The Eagle Has Landed Next post: The Unholy Alliance is Born This Day in Tech History
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Apple Introduces iBook Laptop
July 21, 1999 Apple introduces the iBook laptop, the first mainstream computer designed and sold with built-in wireless networking. Previous post: The Eagle Has Landed Next post: The Unholy Alliance is Born This Day in Tech History
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The Unholy Alliance is Born
June 22, 1980 Representatives from an IBM facility in Boca Raton, Florida, where a small group of engineers were secretly developing the IBM PC, meet with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft to discuss licensing software and an operating system for the still-developing PC. Not having an operating system to offer IBM, Microsoft will…
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The Unholy Alliance is Born
June 22, 1980 Representatives from an IBM facility in Boca Raton, Florida, where a small group of engineers were secretly developing the IBM PC, meet with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft to discuss licensing software and an operating system for the still-developing PC. Not having an operating system to offer IBM, Microsoft will…
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First Ford Model A Sold
July 23, 1903 Ford sells its first Model A car to Ernst Pfenning of Chicago, Illinois. Previous post: The Unholy Alliance is Born Next post: Commodore Amiga Introduced This Day in Tech History
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First Ford Model A Sold
July 23, 1903 Ford sells its first Model A car to Ernst Pfenning of Chicago, Illinois. Previous post: The Unholy Alliance is Born Next post: Commodore Amiga Introduced This Day in Tech History
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Commodore Amiga Introduced
July 23, 1985 Commodore introduces its Amiga personal computer, also known as the Amiga 1000 or A1000. Featuring a multitasking, windowed operating system, color graphics, and stereo sound among other features ahead of its time, the Amiga developed a loyal user following that remained strong even as the PC market became increasingly consolidated between the…