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April 5: SATAN Security Administration Tool Released
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 1995- The program is called the Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks. But you may call it SATAN. The Perl written program – Written by Dan Famer and Wietse Venema –  was released to help network admins find vulnerabilities in their remote systems. There was a lot of controversy over the tool and it’s release, since it was the first user friendly tool.SATAN was never updated since, and has been replaced with: Nessus and SAINT. Wikazine – Full show notes for April 5 AOL unveils Netscape Navagator v. 6 Honeywell MicroSystem 6/10 Apple releases Boot Camp for dual booting Mac Book: Protecting Networks with SATAN

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April 3: First Cell Phone Call, Microsoft Deemed a Monopoly
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 1973 – Martin Cooper made the first handheld cellular phone call in public. Walking down the streets of New York, Cooper – the General Manager of Motorola’s communication system division – talked on the phone. It’s not the first cellular call since car phones have been around before then. The phone is also known as the “Brick” cell phone. 2000 – US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issues a forty-three page conclusions of law, ruling that Microsofttried to monopolize the web browser market. The next day, Microsoft stock drops 15% as an aftershock. Wikazine – Full show notes for April 2 Atari declares today Pac Man Day The first Telnet specification IBM ...

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April 2: IBM PS/2 (80386) Released
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 1987 – IBM releases a flurry of new items on this day. The most notable was the IBM PS/2 – Their first 80386 system using a 3.5 floppy (720kb or 1.44 MB discs), MFM hard drive, PC-DOS and OS/2. Multiple models were released, including the Model 60 (10 MHz 286 processor) and Model 80 ( 20 MHz 386 processor). Hard drives went up to 115 MB and would cost you $6,995 for the basic model, to $10,995. IBM also introduced the VGA in Model 50, the Multicolor Graphics Array (MCGA), high resolution graphics card for up to 1024×768 in 256 colors – Called the 8514/A and it’s Micro Channel Archetecture (MCA). ...

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March 28: BeOS Version 5 Maui Launched
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 2000 – BeOS version 5 was launched. Code named “Maui”, this OS is often cloned for the GUI desktop for GNOME. BeOS went to ver. 5.1 before it was acquired by Palm. There is an Open Source version called “Haiku”. Wikazine – Full show notes for March 28 Other Events in the Day in Technology History Kodak releases the DC40 camera Yahoo launches Yahoo! Photos Windows XP 64 is released

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March 27: Link Exchange is Created
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 1996- Tony Hsieh and Sanjay Madin found themselves in a very exciting spot. As the web was starting to grow, they put together a business plan for a powerful advertising cooperative. The result – LinkExchange was born. Of course, LinkExchange was then bought out by Microsoft for $265 million and the rest is history. Wikazine – Full show notes for March 27 TorrentSpy Shuts down 120 MHz Pentium Processor is released Microsoft Excel 4.0 is released

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March 22: First Pentium Processor Shipped
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 1993 – The first Pentium processors get shipped out. The 80586, invented y Vinod Dahm, ran at 60 and 66 MHz clock speeds. 3.1 million transistors and 4 GB of addressable memory. It was fabricated in a 0.8 µm BiCMOS process. It was replaced by the P54C. Wikazine – Full show notes for March 22 The Vinyl version of the DVD – the CED – was patented The first laser was patented to Bell Telephone Labratories BLEEM! begins accepting pre-orders

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March 20: Yahoo Acquires Photo Site Flickr
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 2005- Yahoo acquires Ludicorp and the popular photo sharing site Flickr. No details were released on this purchase. On Yahoo’s blog they outline that Flickr will continue to run as-is, while Yahoo Photos will incorporate some of the ideals into it’s site. The biggest issue from the deal was that Ludicorp was based in Vancouver, therefore when the data transfered to Yahoo servers the week of June 25th, it became subject to US federal law. Wikazine – Full show notes for March 20 [dithsponsorq12] Google Chome adds RSS support 3-COM exit strategy of high-end data networking Apple 20th Anniversary Macintosh (TAM)

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March 18: First sponsored top-level Domain .AERO Domains Begins Registration
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed 2002- The .aero domain, or domain on aviation, begins registering. The first resolution of the .aero domain would happen on Sept 2nd. Of course, aero is a derivative of Aeronautics and is the first sponsored top-level domain. Three letter codes were airports (example: LAX.aero = Los Angeles airport). The initial trial of .aero was under a 5 year contract that continued to extended until 2019. Wikazine – Full show notes for March 18 CRT iMac is removed from Apple Store SATAN Security tool released

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