1940
According to entries on page forty-eight of a cash payment ledger, William R. Hewlett is first paid his modest monthly salary of US$54 and David Packard his monthly salary of US$75 at their company, Hewlett-Packard (HP). Read more about the history of Hewlett-Packard.
1949
The half-hour anthology series Fireside Theater premieres on the NBC television network with the episode “Friend of the Family”. The series is the first successful television series to feature pre-filmed episodes rather than live action, in the tradition of radio.
1954
Jonathan Cape publishes the spy thriller Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming as a hardcover. In it is the second installment in the James Bond series. Visit the official Ian Fleming website.
1982
The New York Times reports on the front page that the version of Microsoft BASIC incorporated into International Business Machines (IBM) personal computers contains a basic mathematical flaw caused by a bug in the floating-point math routine on the BASIC ROM chip. Dividing 0.1 by 10 returns in an incorrect answer.
1983
According to Twin Galaxies, Bob Tomasavich scores a record-setting 278,500 points playing the Taito arcade game Front Line at the Haunted Trails arcade in Burbank, Illinois. Visit the official Twin Galaxies website.
Honeywell introduces the MicroSystem 6/10 microcomputer, featuring Intel 8086 and LSI 6 processors, 128KB RAM, dual 5.25 inch disk drives, a display, a keyboard, I/O ports, and full compatibility with Honeywell’s DPS 6 line of mainframes. Price: US$4,000 – US$10,000
1988
Intel releases the 80960 microprocessor, also known as the i960. Visit the official i960 website.
1991
NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on a six day mission to deploy the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (GRO). (STS-37)
1993
The Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Lessons” first airs. (No. 619) In it, Picard becomes romantically involved with a member of the Enterprise’s crew. Memory Alpha entry
1995
The Security Administrator Tool for Analyzing Networks, known by its acronym, SATAN, is released to the Internet. SATAN is a network scanner for investigating the vulnerability of remote systems primarily written in Perl. Designed for use by network administrators, the program will soon become the heart of the controversy over the ethics of freely releasing powerful security tools to the general public. Particularly controversial is the fact that SATAN is the first truly user-friendly network scanner and easily operated by even novices. The tool was developed by Dan Farmer and Wietse Venema. Visit the official SATAN website.
1996
St. Louis honor student Christopher Schanot, also known by the web handle “N00gz”, is indicted in Philadelphia at age 19 for computer fraud, illegal wiretapping, and unauthorized access to a number of corporate and government systems, including those of BELLCORE, Southwestern Bell, Sprint, and SRI.
1997
Version 2.1.32 of the Linux operating system is released.
1998
One cyclist is killed and another is injured near Marseilles, France when a twenty-seven year old female motorist crashes into them while distracted by the Tamagotchi electronic pet attached to her keychain. The collision creates a sensation in the media.
1999
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) releases the 475MHz K6-2 processor. Visit the official AMD website. Price: US$213 in 1000-unit quantities
America Online (AOL) acquires When.com. When.com allows users to search and browse for local area events, including community events, live performances, sporting events, and more.
2000
America Online (AOL) releases unveils version 6 of the Netscape Navigator for personal computer. According to Jim Martin, general manager of the Netscape Netcenter, Netscape 6 is built around a base of 5.5 million bytes of code. Visit the official Netscape Navigator website.
FGNOnline publishes the results of a survey conducted by the Nihon Keizai Shimbun news company. The survey focuses on sales trends among PlayStation 2 owner since the system’s release in Japan on March 4th. According to the survey, fifty-three percent of system owners purchased up to five DVDs for their system. Thirty percent of system owners rented up to five DVDs for their system. However, fifty-two percent of system owners reported that they use their new console primarily to play games.
Soda Creative Ltd. releases the Soda Constructor physics engine for personal computers. Visit the official Soda Constructor website.
Version 1.0 of the Darwin operating system is released.
2001
Yahoo! teams up with the Duet music initiative in order to offer an online music subscription service. Visit the official Yahoo! Music website.
2004
Microsoft releases the Windows Installer XML toolset (WiX) under a Common Public License. WiX builds Windows Installers from XML documents. Visit the official WiX website.
2006
Activision releases the first-person shooter (FPS) Quake 4 for the Mac. Visit the game’s official website. ESRB: M (Mature)
Apple Computer announces the release of Boot Camp, software that allows users to install and dual-boot Microsoft Windows XP or Windows Vista on Intel-based Macintosh computers. Visit the official Boot Camp website.
McAfee acquires SiteAdvisor, a download security service, for US$70 million. Visit the official SiteAdvisor.
2008
Facebook pre-releases Facebook Chat.
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