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The Dawn of the Internet
January 1, 1983 The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the first component of the modern Internet. The Dawn of the Internet is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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The Breakup of Ma Bell
January 1, 1984 The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T. The Breakup of Ma Bell is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History…
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Y2K Comes and Goes
January 1, 2000 After years of hysteria regarding the Y2K bug, the world’s computers begin using the date 2000 with no major catastrophes. There is still debate whether the “Year 2000 Problem” was overblown by the technology industry or if the frantic updating done by armies of software developers leading up to Y2K averted disaster.…
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Microsoft Releases Windows 3.11
December 31, 1993 Microsoft releases version 3.11 of Windows, a minor upgrade to Windows 3.1. It became the last stable version of Windows before Windows 95 was released in August of 1995. Microsoft Releases Windows 3.11 is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This…
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Zune 2K Day
December 31, 2008 Playfully nicknamed “Zune 2K” day after Y2K day, owners of Microsoft Zune devices began reporting that their devices had malfunctioned and refused to boot up. The problem turned out to be a “a bug in the internal clock driver related to the way the device handles a leap year,” as described by Microsoft.…
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First Public Projected Movie Screening
December 28, 1895 The world’s first projected movie screening takes place at the Salon Indien at the Grand Café in Paris, France. The makeshift theater uses the Cinématographe created by the Lumière Brothers, one of the earliest motion picture projectors in history. Thirty-three people attend at the admission price of one franc each to view 10 films at about 50 seconds each.…
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Personal Computer “Man of the Year”
December 26, 1982 Time Magazine awards its “Man of the Year” award to the personal computer, calling it “Machine of the Year,” the first non-human to receive the award since its creation in 1927. Describing the personal computer as 1982’s “greatest influence for good or evil,” the article titled “The Computer Moves In,” recognizes that…
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Google Releases Chrome
December 11, 2008 Google releases the first stable public version of their web browser, Chrome. Chrome is now considered the third-most popular web browser in the world. Google Releases Chrome is original content of This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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Apple’s IPO Makes Forrest Gump Rich
December 12, 1980 Apple Computer holds their initial public offering, selling 4.6 million shares at $ 22 per share and turning more than 40 Apple employees and investors into instant millionaires. With the stock value closing at $ 29, the market capitalization puts the company’s worth at $ 1.778 billion. Stock held by Steve Jobs…