Tech History

Library Of Alexandria

Ancient Data-Disasters

So far in 2023, Canada’s had wildfires devouring over 30 million acres, an expanse comparable to Kentucky….

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Early Telegraphs

This Message Sent Around The World.

At 7:00 p.m. on August 20, 1911, a commercial telegram was sent by the telegraph operator at…

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Early Hewlett-Packard

Some HP Source…

Hewlett-Packard registered HP.com back in 1986 but did you know that it could so easily have been PH.com instead? This $40…

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The Wonderful Wizard of Woz

The Wonderful Wizard of Woz

Steve Wozniak – business partner of Steve Jobs and co-founder of Apple – was born on August…

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Microsoft & Apple Declare a Truce

August 6, 1997 : Microsoft & Apple Cooperate

By the mid-1990s, Apple was in dangerously bad shape. The company’s market share was dwindling, its product…

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If We Were Supposed to Fly

“If We Were Supposed to Fly, God Would Have Given Us Wings”

On July 17, 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. From this State, almost exactly 148…

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Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History ...

Computers Before Keyboards

Computing was a lot more challenging before July 4th 1956 because that’s when MIT revolutionised their Whirlwind…

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Did You Know? This Week in History

Wireless World

Next week on June 28th 1965, ‘Early Bird’ (Intelsat I) was activated. It wasn’t just another satellite; it…

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Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History ...

Consider All The Atoms In 10 Million Galaxies

At midnight on June 18th, 1997, the DESCHALL Project bore fruit. The challenge had been to use…

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Tech Trivia : Did You Know? This Week in History

For A Few Bits More

On June 8th, 1978, a technological milestone was born, significantly shaping the future of computing because this…

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