We'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who support us each month.
We are so grateful that you support us and believe in us. A special Thank You to the Patreons who attended last night's meeting on Discord. We gave away 3 gifts during last night's meeting (All Patreons wer...
January 10, 2006
Seven months after announcing that Macintosh computers will transition from PowerPC to Intel, the first Apple computers to ship with Intel processors are released. The Intel-based iMac and MacBook Pro models will soon b...
2022-01-11 14:50:51 +0000 UTC View Post
January 9, 2009
Through a posting to The Cryptography Mailing List, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto releases the first version of the Bitcoin software and launches the network of the decentralized peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. Six days earlier, Nakamoto had g...
2022-01-11 14:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Luna 21 Launches
January 8, 1973
Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched. Luna 21 successfully landed on the moon and deployed the second Soviet lunar rover, Lunokhod 2. (https://thisdayintechhistory.c...
2022-01-08 20:34:32 +0000 UTC View Post
First Day of Transatlantic Phone Service
January 7, 1927
The first commercial transatlantic phone service was made available to the public. It used radio signals rather than the undersea cable or satellite technology of today. 31 calls were made between New York and London ...
2022-01-08 20:28:08 +0000 UTC View Post
iPod Mini Introduced
January 6, 2004
Apple Computer introduces the first variation of the iPod line, the iPod Mini. The iPod Mini began the trend for Apple to introduce smaller iPods that were (often) cheaper but could hold just as many (or more) songs than the previous gen...
2022-01-08 20:25:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Space Shuttle Given Green Light
January 5, 1972
U.S. President Richard Nixon orders the development of a space shuttle program. (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/).
2022-01-06 14:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post
January 4, 2004
Spirit, a NASA Mars Rover, lands successfully on Mars. (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/).
2022-01-04 16:32:30 +0000 UTC View Post
January 3, 2009
The pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto mines the first 50 bitcoins, now known as the Genesis Block, six days before the initial release of the bitcoin software and launch of the cryptocurrency network. Bitco...
2022-01-04 04:45:39 +0000 UTC View Post
We’re doing a Patreon Appreciation Give Way. Our way to show our appreciation to you all and your continuous support of the movement. One Lucky winner from each tier. Tier 1 winner will get a Londini Hat, Tier 2 winner will get a Mask and Tier 3 winner will get a $250 amazon gift card. I will make a video showing the random generated computer drawing of the lucky winners. The drawing wi...
2022-01-04 02:46:44 +0000 UTC View Post
January 1, 1985
The Internet’s Domain Name System is created. NORDU.NET was the first domain created on this day, for purposes of hosting the first domain root server, nic.nordu.net. However, the first domain to ...
2022-01-02 19:48:21 +0000 UTC View Post
January 1, 2000
After years of hysteria regarding the Y2K bug, the world’s computers begin using the date 2000 with no major catastrophes. There is still debate whether the “Year 2000 Problem” was overblown by the technology industry or...
2022-01-02 19:46:13 +0000 UTC View Post
January 1, 1983
The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the first component of the modern Internet. (https://thisdayintechhistory.com/). 2022-01-02 19:44:46 +0000 UTC View Post
January 1, 1970
Unix epoch time begins at 00:00:00 UTC/GMT. Basically, UNIX operating systems count time in seconds starting from midnight January 1, 1970 Greenwich Mean Time. Yeah, this is beyond the threshold of geekiness for most of you, but don...
2022-01-02 19:43:28 +0000 UTC View Post
GIF Madness!
December 24, 1994
Seven years after introducing the GIF format, during which it became a defacto standard because of its efficient compression algorithm, Compuserve reaches a licensing agreement with Unisys over the use of the patented LZW method in the GIF sp...
2021-12-25 00:48:34 +0000 UTC View Post
December 21, 1937
Walt Disney premiers the animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It was the first full-length animated feature film taking 3 years and nearly $1.5 million to produce, a massive amount for a feature film in 1937. Walt Disney had to mortgage his...
2021-12-21 15:10:42 +0000 UTC View Post
December 20, 1996
In a surprise move at the time, Apple Computer Inc. announces their intention to purchase Steve Jobs’ company, NeXT, and bring Steve Jobs on board as an advisor to CEO Gil Amelio. The purchase was completed on Februar...
2021-12-21 15:08:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Altair 8800 Goes on Sale; Inspires PC Era
December 19, 1974
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems, otherwise known as MITS, begins selling the Altair 8800 microcomputer kit. As the base computer used toggle switches for input and LEDs for output, it was far...
2021-12-21 15:06:17 +0000 UTC View Post
December 18, 1998
The Warner Brothers motion picture You’ve Got Mail, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, is released to theaters. While mostly known as a romantic comedy, the film was chock-full of technology symbolism. Primarily I find interesting that the movie’s themes of business and techno...
2021-12-18 18:18:29 +0000 UTC View Post
The First Transpacific Telegraph Cable
December 14, 1902
The cable ship Silvertown begins laying the first Transpacific telegraph cable from San Francisco, destined for Honolulu, Hawaii. After laying 2,227 nautical miles of cable, the Silvertown will land in Honolulu on Jan...
2021-12-15 02:45:17 +0000 UTC View Post
December 11, 2008
Google releases the first stable public version of their web browser, Chrome. Chrome is now considered the third-most popular web browser in the world. (http...
2021-12-12 14:35:16 +0000 UTC View Post
iD Software Releases DOOM
December 10, 1993
Video Game developer iD software releases the game DOOM. DOOM is considered one of the most influential titles in video game history, popularizing the first-person shooter genre with its “deathmatch” multi-player mode. Its use...
2021-12-10 15:13:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The Byte Shop Opens
December 8, 1975
Paul Terrell opens the Byte Shop, one of the first retail computer stores in the world. Besides that important distinction, Paul Terrell and the Byte Shop are most famously known for ordering the first 50 computers from Steve Jobs and St...
2021-12-08 16:27:45 +0000 UTC View Post
