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August 17: Dell goes AMD, Reduce Earnings
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Dell announced in 2006 they will begin putting AMD processors into Dimension desktops and later in the year Dell AMD servers will be available. On that same day, they announced that after an internal investigation into its accounting practices Dell would restate and reduce earnings from 2003 through Q1 2007. A total amount of between $50 million and $150 million was deducted – 2 cents to 7 cents per share.
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- The first CD is made
- FBI search a SD “Forensic Tech Solutions” that had gained access to some government computers.
- US rules on Grokster for Peer to Peer and accountability
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August 14: Netflix goes Down – Day in Technology History
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Fifty-Five Netflix distribution centers go offline due to an “undisclosed error”. While they didn’t let us know what happened, they did say that it only affected the core of mail-based delivery operations. The problem took 3 days to fully resolve, although they were slowly shipping movies by that Wednesday.
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August 13: Datallegro, XPrime and Microsoft – Day in Technology History
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Datallegro – a warehouse application – had been sued by XPrime, where Cary Jardin (CEO of Datallegro) used to work. Datallegro was in mid acquisition by Microsoft at the time. The acquisition completed on Sept 16, 2008. The suit was analyzed by critics as “not relevant”. No word on how that suit ended.
The Palm VIIx was $449 and the Vx was $399.
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August 12: 30 Years IBM PC – Day in Technology History
IBM PC
It was 1981 when IBM rolled out the first PC model 5150. Of course they had other computers, but nothing that targeted the home market as the PC would. The 5150 contained a 4.7 MHz processor, 16k or RAM and 40 k of ROM. All for $1,565. If you wanted to customize, well, get out the check book – that will cost you $6000.Each PC came with Microsofts’ CP/M Operating System.
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- Gary Reback (Netscape Communications) writes “The Microsoft Letter”
- XML Standard rejected
- Twitter “2000″ ceiling limit
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August 11: Red Hat Goes Public – Day in Technology History
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Red Hat is a Linux distribution and a vendor. They are on the S&P 500 company list for it. Founded in 1993, this company has provided a more professional type of open source software – giving pay support and Enterprise editions for IT pros. They filed for IPO in 1999 and was one of the largest Wall Street Gains in history.
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August 10: 1 Million iTunes Songs – Day in Technology History
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It’s a great day for Apple in 2004 as they hit th one millionth song. They started back in 2001, so to hit 1 million songs in 3 1/2 years was a big milestone. Of course, since then and since the introduction of the iPhone, that number has increased exponentialy.
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Other today in technology historical facts:
- Borland releases Quattro
- World Population at 6 Billion
- Craigslist Outtage
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August 9: Athlon Processor Introduced – Day in Technology History
Athlon Processor
AMD introduces a new brand name to compete with Intel in 1999. The Athlon processor replaces the K7 and adds 3DNow! Technology. The processor was introduced with speeds of 500 MHz to 650 MHz. The prices went from $249 to $849.
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Other today in technology historical facts:
- Netscape goes Public
- URL Shortner Tr.im announces they are closing (to only find they would come back online 2 days later)
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August 8: $1000 Apple iPhone Application – Day in Technology History
$1000 iPhone App
First, I would like to welcome Lynette Young to the Day in Technology History Podcast. Lynette will be announcing some of the tech history during the next year, as we switch off duties.
Apple has always controlled it’s products – The Application store is no different. This might be a great case why. An application was put into the store – Called the $1000 app. It did cost $1000, which means after Apple’s 30%, the developer received $700 per purchase. The application simply showed a ruby.
Apple took the app down quick, but not after the application was purchased 8 times.
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June 24: First Presidential Webcast
Former President Bill Clinton
2000 – President William Jefferson Clinton was the first president to do a webcast. He announced the website that will also be able to search resources through the government.
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What else happened Today in Technology History:
- Symantec acquires Ghost software
- Florida Judge grants Apple permission to continue lawsuit against Psystar
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit releases
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