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First Cray Supercomputer Shipped
March 4, 1977 The first Cray-1 supercomputer is shipped to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. This supercomputer, which costs nineteen million dollars, will be used to design sophisticated weapons systems. The system is a cylindrical tower seven feet tall, nine feet in diameter, and weighs about 5.5 tons. The machine produced so…
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On The First Day …
March 1, 1976 Steve Wozniak completes the basic design for the circuit board of a (relatively) easy-to-use personal computer. The next day he shows it to the Homebrew Computer Club, which Steve Jobs attends. Jobs realizes the potential and convinces Wozniak not to give away the schematics but instead produce printed circuit boards to sell.…
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First Fly-By of Uranus
February 24, 1986 Voyager 2 performs the first fly-by of the planet Uranus. Voyager 2 still is transmitting data to this day, and a Twitter feed reports on its progress. The post First Fly-By of Uranus appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This…
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First Mobile Phone Virus
February 23, 2005 The discovery of the first mobile phone virus, Cabir, is accounced. Specifically, Cabir is a worm which infects phones running the Symbian OS. Whenever an infected phone is activated, the message “Caribe” is displayed. Infected phones also attempts to spread the virus through Bluetooth signals. The post First Mobile Phone Virus appeared…
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First Internet Only Bank
February 22, 1999 The First Internet Bank of Indiana opens, becoming the first full-service bank accessible only through the Internet. Who knew it would take a couple of hoosiers to start the first Internet bank? The post First Internet Only Bank appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech…
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First Telephone Book Published
February 21, 1878 The first telephone book is issued in New Haven, Connecticut by the New Haven Telephone Company. It lists twenty-one names. You probably have at least twice as many names in your cell phone today! The post First Telephone Book Published appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
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First Flight of Space Shuttle – Just Not Into Space
February 18, 1977 The first Space Shuttle orbiter, the Enterprise, embarks on its maiden flight in “captive mode,” attached to the top of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The flight is the first of five captive flights before the orbiter is finally released to land on its own. The nine month test program is conducted…
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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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Boeing 747 Flies for First Time
January 12, 1970 The Boeing 747, the original “Jumbo Jet”, makes its maiden flight. The 747 was the first wide-body airliner, first to use the twin-aisle concept, and the first airliner to use high bypass turbofan engines. The post Boeing 747 Flies for First Time appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech…
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Three Spacecraft Dock Together For First Time
January 11, 1978 Soyuz 27 links with Salyut 6 & Soyuz 26, marking the first time that three spacecraft are docked together. The post Three Spacecraft Dock Together For First Time appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in Tech History.com