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.

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Other Day in Tech History items:

• 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 19: Internet Explorer 8 – Day in Tech History
• March 18: AERO Domain Begins Resolving – Day in Tech History

1994 – Novell purchases Quattro Pro and WordPerfect for $145 million. However, the company ended up selling both software programs to Corel in 1996.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Hfury
• Apple TV begins Shipping

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• February 12: Anna Kournikova Hits the Internet – Day in Tech History
• February 5: Victoria Secret becomes the First Major Webcast – Day in Tech History

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.

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Other Technology History Facts

• Google Chome adds RSS support
• 3-COM exit strategy of high-end data networking
• Apple 20th Anniversary Macintosh (TAM)

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Other Posts of Interest:

• Day in Tech History December 11 – The Concorde
• DITH Nov 13 – Google buys YouTube

Geekazine was on the Tech Buzz, a Technology Roundtable with Stephen Heywood and Brian Wolken of VonWolken.com. This was Episode 18 of Friday Free for all, a weekly rundown of tech.

Some of the topics we covered:

• Android 2.1 release did not happen.
• Apple 12 core Mac Pro and 27 inch LED Cinema Display
• HP Slate, Marvell Moby Tablet and Nvidia Tegra Tablet Jeff saw at CES
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 Specs
• Google out of China
• Nexus One Trademark
• FBI Spying in on Social Networks

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2009 – The face of browsers was changing. Mozilla had made a major push for the browser market and Google had entered into the market with the Chrome browser. In the meantime, Microsoft was getting pressure from the European Union for it’s bundling of the browser on the operating system. Still, Internet Explorer continues on and releases IE8

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Other Day in Tech History items:

• IBM PC jr is discontinued
• Apple releases the Mac IIfx
• Palm introduces the M500 and M505 handhelds

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This week on the 5 Tech Things You Should know:

1. Google TV – What we should be looking forward to with Google Android for a Television Set top box
2. Commodore might be coming back with a new system
3. A Sprint / HTC Phone might be coming along with 4G service.
4. The FBI wants to go undercover to some social Networks. A 30 Page DOJ document has been drafted. What does that mean to you
5. A joke at SXSW that Conan has joined Revision 3. Sometimes jokes turn into reality. Should we get on Facebook and petition it?

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2002 – The .aero domain, or domain on aviation, begins registering. The resolution of the .aero domain would happen on Sept 2nd.

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Other Day in Tech History items:

• CRT iMac is removed from Apple Store
• SATAN Security tool released

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This really should come as no surprise: the Guardian reports that FBI agents have been going undercover on Facebook and other social networking sites looking for criminals. And they’ve been finding them.

This doesn’t refer to persons promoting bogus FB apps designed to steal identities.

They are finding criminals who maintain profiles, sometimes public profiles, under their real names with photographs of their real faces:

Law enforcement agencies have long used internet chatrooms to lure child pornography traffickers and suspected sex predators and with a warrant, can seize suspects and defendants’ email records. But Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites provide a wealth of additional information, in photographs, status updates and friend lists. In many cases, the information is publicly accessible.

In a section entitled “utility in criminal cases”, the document says agents can scan suspects’ profiles to establish motives, determine a person’s location, and tap into personal communication, for instance through Facebook status updates.

This really shouldn’t surprise anyone. What’s notable is that the Electronic Freedom Foundation got hold of an internal Department of Justice slideshow (presumably a PowerPoint presentation) dealing with this topic. The excerpts in the news story are fascinating.

The article goes on to point out that social networking sites are often checked as part of employment background checks–again, not news, although not necessarily publicized. I happened to be with a personnel guy when he checked the social networking page (not Facebook) of a job applicant. The picture of the applicant smoking a joint did not further the applicant’s chances for employment (no confidence was violated–I didn’t know who the applicant was or what the applicant looked like).

Mentioned, but not resolved, in the Department of Justice slideshow was the question of whether an agent’s creating a Facebook account under an assumed name violates Facebook’s terms of service. Given that undercover police work has a long history, I suspect this practice would be considered equivalent to working under cover, but I am not a lawyer.

Folks need to remember that the internet is a public place.

1999 – America Online(AOL) completes the acquisition of Netscape Communications Corporation. The acquisition started in Nov. 24, 1998. The acquisition was a $10 million arrangement in stock and cash.

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• Apple files suit to Microsoft and HP
• Office 97 Small Business Edition is released
• Tim Paterson contacts Microsoft on intent to sell MS-DOS

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uStream Producer issues – Won’t talk with Logitech. California trip was a success. Thanks to the HP Road Show Converged Infrastructure crew! The Flight home, however, wasn’t too great. Cool new happening with Ford next week?

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I – S.U.N. (Straight Up News)
JooJoo Refunds?
Facebook QR Codes
Early April Fools, Conan, Revision 3 – Or is it?
Is Alex Worth it?
Broadband Problems in the US
Email and the Fourth Ammendment
Bump to Paypal?
HP Infrastructure Tech Day
Twitter @Anywhere
Mechanical Cell Phone

QOTW – Should Conan Go to Revision 3?
Video – Spending the Night in Denver Airport

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100 Oldest Domains for 25 Years.
iPod Shuffle: Sweat Out Lawsuit
Too Square for Foursquare
PogoPlug Streaming to XBOX and PS3
MySpace Making New Changes

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1995 – The worlds first Wiki was created as Ward Cunningham invites people to add and edit content. A Wiki is a database that can be a community collaboration. Six years later, Wikipedia is launched.

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Other Historical Events in Technology

• Wireless Telephone is invented
• Sci-Fi announces the name change to SyFy
• Mac OS X Server 1.0

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