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Microsoft Declares Tablets Are the Future

Microsoft Declares Tablets Are the Future

November 12, 2000 Bill Gates demonstrates a functional prototype of a Tablet PC. Microsoft claims “the Tablet PC will represent the next major evolution in PC design and functionality.” However,…

Ethernet is Born

Ethernet is Born

Robert Metcalfe’s Original Ethernet Concept November 11, 1973 As invented by Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs, an Ethernet network functions for the first time. From it’s humble beginnings as a…

The Day the Music Was Reborn

The Day the Music Was Reborn

November 10, 2001 Apple ships the first iPod, the device that changed the course of both the music and technology industries. Of course, at the time, most “experts” could only…

A Firefox Rises Out of the Ashes

A Firefox Rises Out of the Ashes

This was the original Firefox logo from 2004 November 9, 2004 The Mozilla Foundation releases version 1.0 of the Firefox web browser. Firefox is significant in Internet history because it…

He Put the “X” in X-Rays

He Put the “X” in X-Rays

November 8, 1895 German Physics Professor Wilhelm Röntgen stumbles upon what he would later describe as “X-rays” while experimenting with electrical discharge tubes. Curious as to what was causing a faint green…

IBM Signs A Deal With The Devil

IBM Signs A Deal With The Devil

November 6, 1980 IBM and Microsoft formally sign an contract whereby Microsoft will create an operating system for the in-development IBM PC. During the summer of 1980, IBM was originally…

IBM Signs A Deal With The Devil

IBM Signs A Deal With The Devil

November 6, 1980 IBM and Microsoft formally sign an contract whereby Microsoft will create an operating system for the in-development IBM PC. During the summer of 1980, IBM was originally…

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

October 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, which reportedly caused panic among listeners who believed the theatrical presentation was a real news…

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

October 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, which reportedly caused panic among listeners who believed the theatrical presentation was a real news…

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

War of the Worlds Scares Pants Off Nation

October 30, 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts his radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, which reportedly caused panic among listeners who believed the theatrical presentation was a real news…