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Daily Tech History: October 21, 1949 — An Wang Patents Magnetic-Core Memory
On October 21, 1949, An Wang filed his patent for magnetic-core memory, the ferrite-ring storage technology that became the dominant form of computer memory…
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Daily Tech History: October 20, 1966 — Slackware Linux Creator Patrick Volkerding Is Born
Patrick Volkerding, born October 20, 1966, created Slackware in 1993, now recognized as the oldest actively maintained Linux distribution.
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Daily Tech History: October 19, 1973 — Court Strips ENIAC’s Patent, Credits Atanasoff
On October 19, 1973, a federal judge invalidated the ENIAC patent, ruling that John Vincent Atanasoff, not Mauchly and Eckert, was the true inventor…
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Daily Tech History: October 18, 1954 — The Regency TR-1 Brings the Transistor Radio to Market
On October 18, 1954, Texas Instruments and Regency announced the TR-1, the first transistor radio ever sold to the public, kicking off the age…
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Daily Tech History: October 17, 1907 — Marconi Opens Commercial Transatlantic Wireless Service
On October 17, 1907, Marconi’s wireless company began the first commercial transatlantic radio service, linking Ireland and Nova Scotia without a single undersea cable.
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Daily Tech History: October 16, 1959 — Control Data Announces the CDC 1604
On October 16, 1959, Control Data Corporation announced the CDC 1604, Seymour Cray’s fast, fully-transistorized first computer for the fledgling company.
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Daily Tech History: October 15, 1956 — IBM Publishes the First FORTRAN Reference Manual
On October 15, 1956, IBM released the first FORTRAN reference manual, introducing the rules for what became the first widely used high-level programming language.
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Daily Tech History: October 14, 1957 — The British Computer Society Is Incorporated
On October 14, 1957, the British Computer Society was incorporated under founding president Maurice Wilkes, becoming one of the world’s first professional bodies for…
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Daily Tech History: October 13, 1971 — Intel Goes Public on NASDAQ
On October 13, 1971, Intel held its initial public offering on the newly formed NASDAQ exchange, just weeks before launching the 4004, the world’s…
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Daily Tech History: October 12, 1988 — Steve Jobs Unveils the NeXT Computer
On October 12, 1988, Steve Jobs returned to the spotlight with the unveiling of the NeXT Computer, a striking cube-shaped machine whose NeXTSTEP software…
