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Finish Him!
October 8, 1992 The video game Mortal Kombat is released into arcades. Now one of the most popular fighting game series in history, the original Mortal Kombat became well-known for its graphic display of blood and deadly finishing moves known as “fatalities”. As often happens in situations like these, the controversy surrounding the game only…
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The First Transistor Calculator
October 7, 1954 IBM researchers modify an existing model 604 vacuum tube calculator to use transistors. This experiment didn’t shrink the desk-sized machine nor make it any faster, but it did use only 5% of the power the vacuum tube-based design did. Encouraged by this successful experiment, IBM introduced the first commercial transistor calculator 4…
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Steve Jobs Passes Away
October 5, 2011 After a long battle with pancreatic cancer, technology visionary and founder of Apple Computer, Steve Jobs passes away. Jobs’ contributions to the technology industry are undeniable. Together with Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs started the personal computer revolution with their Apple II computer. After being forced out of Apple, Jobs went on to…
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Sputnik Launches the Space Age
October 4, 1957 The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth, Sputnik 1, is launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, marking what is now considered the beginning of the Space Age. Surprising the world with its successful launch, Sputnik triggered the Space Race between the Soviet Union and United States ushering in an era of rapid advancement…
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Transistor Patented
October 3, 1950 AT&T Bell Laboratories researchers John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley receive a US Patent for their invention of the transistor, which they had successfully demonstrated two years earlier. The transistor completely revolutionized the development of electronic and computerized technology. The post Transistor Patented appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This…
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ENIAC Retired
October 2, 1955 Considered the world’s first fully electronic computer, after eleven years of continuous service the ENIAC computer was retired from service. The post ENIAC Retired 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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The First CD Player
October 1, 1982 The first commercial compact disc player, the Sony CDP-101, goes on sale in Japan. The post The First CD Player 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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Ethernet is Drafted
September 30, 1980 Digital, Intel, and Xerox release version 1.0 of the Ethernet specification, known as the Blue Book. Since that time, Ethernet has evolved into the de facto networking standard for local area networks (LAN) in businesses and in the home. The post Ethernet is Drafted appeared first on This Day in Tech History.…
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Microsoft Word 1.0 for DOS
September 29, 1983 Microsoft releases their first software application, Microsoft Word 1.0. For use with MS-DOS compatible systems, Word was the first word processing software to make extensive use of a computer mouse. Not coincidentally, Microsoft had released a computer mouse for IBM-compatible PCs earlier in the year. A demo version was also included for…