May 21: Caldera International Becomes SCO Group |
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2003- Caldera International finished the acquisition of the Server Software and Services divisions of Santa Cruz Operation. They turned around and officially renamed to the SCO group. The focus was more to the UNIX platform. The SCO group was in a major lawsuit with Novell until Masrch 2010 when the... |
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the Day in Tech History
Jeffrey Powers
Madison, WI
Description: Daily rundown of Historical facts in Technology. This Podcast is produced 7 days a week.
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May 22: Pac-Man Video Game Released |
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Pac-Man 1980 - The first Pac-Man machine was installed. Namco installed the first Pac-Man machine in a movie theater in Tokyo. Created by Toru Iwatani, the game has been one of the most popular in Arcades around the world. Of course, Pac-Man was one of the most popular games in history and created many spin-offs including Ms. Pac-Man. Pac-Man was released in North America October of that year. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 22 Want to advertise on Day in Tech History? Its easier than you think! Contact me at geekazine@gmail.com for more info! Please add to your favorite aggregator. RSS Feed – iTunes – Stitcher –TechPodcasts – Google+ - Twitter: @dayintechhist Subscribe to Day in Tech History Show Notes!
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May 20: Craigslist vs. South Carolina |
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2009 - Craigslist was under fire for their erotic services. Reports of prostitution and other illegal activities were being conducted in the category. Craigslist revamped their site to remove the erotic services and add an "Adult" section - with more moderation. However, South Carolina Attorney Gene... |
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May 19: Apple III (aka “Apple Failure III”) |
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1980 - The machine was code named "Sara". It was the Apple III and was planned to be the successor to the Apple II. However, the machine had enough failures that Apple had to re-launch this computer in August. Therefore, it was refered to as "Apple Failure III". Then IBM came out with the PC and App... |
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May 18: Shrek is Released |
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2001 - The computer animated movie "Shrek" hits theaters. The 90 minute movie was produced on a $60 million budget and although it's first weekend only saw $42 million , the overall theatrical run brought in $487 million. Shrek was the first computer animated film to win an Academy Award (Best Anima... |
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May 16: Phantom Console Called Pump and Dump Scheme |
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2006 - Phantom Entertainment former CEO Timothy Roberts was accused of running a Pump and dump scheme on the Phantom console - a Game system that never came to market. In 2004, he hired a promoter to send faxes stating the Phantom system would ship January 2005. Of course that drove up stock prices... |
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