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Hulu is Unleashed
March 12, 2008 The video streaming service Hulu is launched to the public. Hulu has since become a focal point for the ongoing development of “streaming TV” along with the agonizing by TV networks and movie studios. It also revealed Alec Baldwin to be an alien, which didn’t surprise anybody. The post Hulu is Unleashed…
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NFL Adopts Instant Replay … For The First Time
March 11, 1986 The NFL adopts a limited instant replay system. This system was dropped, however, in 1992 before the current instant replay system was instated in 1999. In effect, you could say the current system is an instant replay itself! The post NFL Adopts Instant Replay … For The First Time appeared first on…
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Mr. Bell Calls Mr. Watson
March 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell makes the fateful call to his assistant, Mr. Watson, which is considered the first phone call in history: “Mr. Watson come here I want you.” The post Mr. Bell Calls Mr. Watson appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by…
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I Invented the Internet
March 9, 1999 United States Vice President Al Gore gives an interview on CNN’s Late Edition in which he states, “During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country’s…
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IBM Introduces PC-XT
March 8, 1983 IBM introduces the IBM Personal Computer XT, which stands for eXtended Technology. For a price of $ 4,995, it features a Intel 8088 processor, a 10MB hard drive, eight expansion slots, serial port, 128 kB RAM, 40Kb ROM, a keyboard, and one double-sided 360kB floppy drive. The post IBM Introduces PC-XT appeared first on This…
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Bell Receives Patent for Telephone
March 7, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell receives a patent (US No. 174,465) for an “Improvement in Telegraphy,” which will later come to be known as the variable resistance telephone. The post Bell Receives Patent for Telephone appeared first on This Day in Tech History. This Day in Tech History Tech History provided by This Day in…
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Michelangelo Strikes
March 6, 1992 The Michelangelo virus, so-named because it activates on March 6, the birthday of Michelangelo, begins infecting computers. The virus will also make news in 1993. It was one of the earliest viruses to receive widespread media attention and also one of the first to prompt widespread hysteria. The irony of the name…
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Yahoo! Officially Launches
March 5, 1995 The Yahoo! search engine officially launches on the Internet. 13 months later, Yahoo! will hold its IPO at a price of $ 13 per share. Yahoo!’s stock will peak at $ 475 in January 2000, and fall to $ 8.02 in September 2001. The post Yahoo! Officially Launches appeared first on This…
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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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Michael Dell Steps Down as CEO
March 3, 2004 Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Computers, announces that he will step down from his his CEO role while retaining his position as Chairman of the Board. Dell president and COO, Kevin Rollins will assume his role. On January 31, 2007, (about 1 year after Dell fell behind Apple in market…