Launch of Project Gutenberg by Michael S. Hart | Techday, December 1st
On this TECHDAY in history, on December 1st 1971, Project Gutenberg began by Michael S. Hart, an American writer. He is considered the father of eBooks and decided to begin this project (while he was still a university student with access to ...
Birthday of Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose | A radio pioneer | Techday, November 30th
On this TECHDAY in history, on November 30th 1858, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose was born. His birthplace was a province of British India, nowadays Bangladesh. He is considered one of radio science’s fathers. A physicist, a biologist, a ...
Didaktik M | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1990
Technical Specifications:
Processor: Zilog Z80A, 4MHz
RAM: 64 KB
FDD: -
HDD: -
Audio: Beeper, one voice, five octaves
Connectors/Ports: two joystick, video output
Case: Keyboard type
Monitor: Color
OS: BASIC
The Didaktik M has a ...
Birthday of John Ambrose Fleming | Inventor of vacuum tubes | Techday, November 29th
On this TECHDAY in history, on November 29th 1849, John Ambrose Fleming was born. He was an English electrical engineer and the inventor (and name-giver) of the Thermionic valve (vacuum-tube) diode. This invention restricted the ...
Apple III | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1980-1984
Technical Specifications:
Processor: Synetrek 6502B, 1.8MHz
RAM:128 KB
FDD: one disk 5.25"
HDD: -
Audio: 1 channel, 7 octaves
Connectors/Ports: serial, floppy disk, four internal slots, monitor
Case: Desktop type
Monitor: Color
OS: ...
First instant camera released | The launch of the Polaroid Land Camera Model 95 | Techday, November 28th
On this TECHDAY in history, on November 28th 1948, Polaroid’s first camera product, the 40 Series, Polaroid Land Camera Model 95, went on sale in a department store in Boston. It was the first commercial ...