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Mac Cube Introduced
July 19, 2000 Apple introduces the G4 “Cube” Power Macintosh. At the time of introduction, it was one of the smallest desktop computers ever produced. While not considered a commercial success, it did find a small, dedicated following and it was a foreshadowing of future Apple designs. The post Mac Cube Introduced appeared first on…
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Intel Founded
July 18, 1968 Robert Noyce, Andy Grove, and Gordon Moore incorporate Intel in Santa Clara, California to build microprocessors. Their first processor, the 4004, was released in 1971 for use in calculators. IBM’s choice of Intel’s 8088 processor for use in the IBM PC led to Intel’s emergence as the premier manufacturer of processors still…
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Apollo and Soyuz Dock
July 17, 1975 Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 successfully dock in orbit and the astronauts and cosmonauts shake hands. This marks the first time in history that spacecraft of two nations dock in space. The post Apollo and Soyuz Dock appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided…
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Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon
July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 is launched from Cape Kennedy, Florida, on the way to becoming the first space mission to land men on the Moon. The post Apollo 11 Heads for the Moon appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech…
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Nintendo Releases Famicom
July 15, 1983 Nintendo releases their Famicom system, short for “Family Computer,” in Japan. The Famicom would be slightly modified with a copy protection system, a redesigned chassis, a front loading cartridge mechanism, and released in North America just over two years later as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The Famicom/NES system would become one…
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First Mars Fly-By
July 14, 1965 NASA’s Mariner 4 becomes the first spacecraft to perform a successful fly-by of Mars and the first to send back photographs of another planet from deep space. The photographs are the first showing details of Mars’ surface including extensive cratering. The post First Mars Fly-By appeared first on This Day in Tech…
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Code Red Worms its Way into the Internet
July 13, 2001 The Code Red worm is released onto the Internet. Targeting Microsoft’s IIS web server, Code Red had a significant effect on the Internet due to the speed and efficiency of its spread. Much of this was due to the fact that IIS was often enabled by default on many installations of Windows NT…
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Not-So Final Fantasy
July 12, 1990 Nintendo releases the original Final Fantasy video game for its Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. One of the most successful role-playing games for the NES, Final Fantasy helped to popularize the genre and has gone on to spawn one of the most well-known RPG franchises in history. Ironically, the game’s creator, Hironobu…
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Not-So Final Fantasy
July 12, 1990 Nintendo releases the original Final Fantasy video game for its Nintendo Entertainment System in North America. One of the most successful role-playing games for the NES, Final Fantasy helped to popularize the genre and has gone on to spawn one of the most well-known RPG franchises in history. Ironically, the game’s creator, Hironobu…
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Skylab Reentry
July 11, 1979 The first American space station, Skylab, reenters the Earth’s atmosphere and burns up after plans for keeping it in orbit fail to materialize. Fragments of Skylab fell around Perth, Australia, killing one cow. The post Skylab Reentry appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History…