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IBM Portable PC Introduced
February 16, 1984 IBM introduces the IBM Portable Personal Computer, an early portable computer. It featured a 4.77MHz Intel 8088 processor, 256KB RAM, a 9 inch amber monitor, a 5.25″ floppy drive, and the DOS 2.1 operating system. It weighed 30 pounds and cost $ 2,795. Try setting that on your lap. The post IBM…
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Windows Refund Day
February 15, 1999 Hundreds of computer owners (dominated by Linux users) march on Microsoft’s offices demanding refunds for the copies of Windows that came pre-installed on their computers. This day came to be known as Windows Refund Day. The post Windows Refund Day appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
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First Modern GPS Satellite Launches
February 14, 1989 The first of 24 Block-II GPS satellites was launched. Block-II were the first modern GPS satellites that form the modern GPS system we know today. The post First Modern GPS Satellite Launches appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in…
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1234567890 Day!
February 13, 2009 Unix time passed 1,234,567,890 seconds at exactly 23:31:30 (UTC). Hey, geeks gotta have a reason to party too! The post 1234567890 Day! appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Introduction of the Bandai Pippin
February 9, 1996 The Bandai Pippin is introduced. A little-known “multimedia device” using technology licensed from Apple Computer, it was an ill-fated attempt at a home video game console. It was 22nd on PC World’s list of the “25 Worst Tech Products of All Time”. The post Introduction of the Bandai Pippin appeared first on…
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Kasparov Redeems Himself … Sort Of
February 7, 2003 After losing a chess match to the computer Deep Blue in 1997, world chess champion Gary Kasparov and the computer Deep Junior battle to a draw. The post Kasparov Redeems Himself … Sort Of appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in…
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V.90 Announced
February 6, 1998 The V.90 modem standard is announced and agreed upon. This ended a couple of years of customer confusion, as two competing 56k modem protocols (K56Flex and X2) were in common use at the time. The V.90 standard unified the protocols and was crafted specifically to allow both types of modems to be…
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First Victoria’s Secret Webcast
February 5, 1999 Victoria’s Secret holds their first annual online fashion show. The event attracts 1.5 million visitors. While the technology was no where near as advanced as it was today, it was considered the first major successful webcast. The post First Victoria’s Secret Webcast appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day…
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Facebook is Born
February 4, 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launches Thefacebook, which later becomes Facebook. The world changes forever. And we like it. The post Facebook is Born appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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First Woman to Pilot the Space Shuttle
February 3, 1995 Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The post First Woman to Pilot the Space Shuttle appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in…