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IBM PS/2 Model 25 | TechMuseum Year of manufacture: 1987 Technical Specifications: Processor: Intel 8086, 8 MHz RAM: 512 KB FDD: one or two floppy disk 3.5" HDD: - Audio: Buzzer Connectors/Ports: Serial, parallel , two expansion slots , keyboard, mouse Case: Desktop type Monitor: Color ...
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Presario launch | Compaq's line of computers | Techday, August 27th On this TECHDAY in history, on August 27th 1993, Compaq announced a new line of personal computers, the Presario, which became synonymous with the company's home desktop and laptop PCs in the years ahead. Targeted and inspired by Apple, Compaq's ...
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Birthday of Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield | Inventor of the CAT scanner | Techday, August 28th On this Techday in history, on August 28th 1919, Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield was born in England. He was an electrical engineer who, in 1979, shared (with Allan Cormack) a Nobel Prize for the development of ...
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First electronic television patent by Philo Farnsworth | Techday, August 26th On this TECHDAY in history, on August 26th 1930, his first patent was granted to Philo Farnsworth. It was for his invention of the (all-electronic) television system (U.S. 1,773,980). In this patent, there was the description of the image ...
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Birthday of James Lick | American patron of sciences | Techday, August 25th On this TECHDAY in history, on August 25th 1796, James Lick was born. He was an American patron of the sciences, real estate magnate, carpenter and piano builder. After he passed away he inherited his enormous fortune to social causes and to ...
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Windows 95 release | Techday, August 24th On this TECHDAY in history, on August 24th 1995, Windows 95 was released. It was the version with the most significant graphical environment upgrade from a previous version of Microsoft's operating system. Windows 95 would be Microsoft's first huge success. It made it to the ...
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Online blogging service Blogger launch | Techday, August 23rd On this TECHDAY in history, on August 23rd 1999, the online blogging service, Blogger, went live. It was built by Pyra Labs, which made it available to the public for free right from the start, with some additional features for a fee. Also known as ...
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Nintendo releases the Legend of Zelda | Techday, August 22nd The Legend of Zelda is a Nintendo video game. It was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console, in North America, on this TECHDAY on August 22nd 1987. This game, considered one of the most influential games of all time, changed the ...
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Spectravideo SVI 738X Press | TechMuseum Year of manufacture: 1986 Technical Specifications: Processor: Zilog Z80A, 3.58 MHz RAM: 64 KB FDD: - HDD: - Audio: Eight octaves, three channels Connectors/Ports: sound, serial, parallel, two joystick, cartridge, monitor, disk drive, cassette tape ...
