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Centronics introduced the first dot matrix impact printer.
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak demonstrate the first Apple computer
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak demonstrate the first Apple computer at the Home Brew Computer Club in April 1976. The Apple I had 6502 MOS 1 MHz processor, 8 kB of onboard memory, and 1 kB of VRAM for $666.66. Below is a picture of an Apple I from an advertisement by Apple. -
IBM joined the computer race when it introduced the IBM 5150 PC.
On August 12, 1981, IBM joined the computer race when it introduced the IBM 5150 PC. It featured the 4.77-MHz Intel 8088 CPU, and 16 kB base memory. Its retail price was $1,565. -
Creative Labs introduced the SoundBlaster
Creative Labs introduced the SoundBlaster, a sound card for the PC. The sound card contained an 11-voice FM synthesizer with text-to-speech, digitized voice input/output, a MIDI port, a joystick port, and bundled software. -
Håkon Wium Lie came up with a concept for CSS in 1994.
Håkon Wium Lie came up with a concept for CSS in 1994. -
outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in China caused significant disruption to the worldwide technology industry.
In early February 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in China caused significant disruption to the worldwide technology industry. Google announced the temporary closure of all offices in mainland China, and all Apple stores in China were closed indefinitely. Companies including Qualcomm, Nintendo, and Facebook Oculus announced major losses in production from their factories located in China. The Chinese government reported a 50% decrease in smartphone sales. -
The Victoria's Secret fashion show became the first major webcast on the Internet
The Victoria's Secret fashion show became the first major webcast on the Internet attracting over 1.5 million visitors on February 5, 1999. Unfortunately, not everyone was able to view the webcast because of its popularity. -
Mark Zuckerberg launched Thefacebook
Mark Zuckerberg launched Thefacebook on February 4, 2004, which later became Facebook. -
T-Mobile launched the G1 (HTC Dream),
On September 23, 2008, T-Mobile launched the G1 (HTC Dream), the first smartphone to use Google's new operating system for mobile devices, Android version 1.0. -
One of the biggest, if not the biggest, security vulnerabilities in computer history
One of the biggest, if not the biggest, security vulnerabilities in computer history was announced on December 9, when notes on an Apache log4j vulnerability were released. The vulnerability could give an attacker full access to a server with minimal effort.