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Triode Announced
October 20, 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest announces his three-element electrical vacuum tube, later known as a triode. The triode was able to produce a large voltage-amplifying effect, which when used to amplify weak signals, will make long-distance communication possible for the first time. Triode Announced is original content of This Day in Tech History. 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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Moon Rocket Announced
January 10, 1962 NASA announces plans to build the C-5 rocket booster. It became better known as the Saturn V moon rocket, which launched every Apollo moon mission. The post Moon Rocket Announced 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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Triode Announced
October 20, 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest announces his three-element electrical vacuum tube, later known as a triode. The triode was able to produce a large voltage-amplifying effect, which when used to amplify weak signals, will make long-distance communication possible for the first time. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com
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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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Triode Announced
October 20, 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest announces his three-element electrical vacuum tube, later known as a triode. The triode was able to produce a large voltage-amplifying effect, which when used to amplify weak signals, will make long-distance communication possible for the first time. Previous post: VisiCalc Officially Released This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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Four 2014 Fall Sports Schedules Announced
Four 2014 Fall Sports Schedules Announced ALBANY, N.Y.- The University at Albany field hockey, men’s and women’s soccer and volleyball teams released their respective 2014 schedules on Monday. FIELD HOCKEY: “This year’s schedule should be a challenging one,” said head coach Phil Sykes. “Each year we try to play a challenging nonconference schedule, and…
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Apple Newton Announced
The Newton didn’t actually go on sale until August of 1993 May 29, 1992 At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Chicago, Apple Computer CEO John Sculley first announces the coming release of the Newton personal digital assistant to a group of reporters, explaining that the Newton “is nothing less than a revolution.” Although there…
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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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Triode Announced
October 20, 1906 Dr. Lee DeForest announces his three-element electrical vacuum tube, later known as a triode. The triode was able to produce a large voltage-amplifying effect, which when used to amplify weak signals, will make long-distance communication possible for the first time. Previous post: VisiCalc Officially Released This Day in Tech History