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Daily Tech History: November 7, 2000 — Pets.com Announces It’s Shutting Down
On November 7, 2000, Pets.com announced it would cease operations within days, becoming one of the dot-com bust’s most iconic failures.
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Daily Tech History: November 6, 1980 — Microsoft Signs the Deal That Built MS-DOS
On November 6, 1980, Bill Gates signed Microsoft’s contract to build IBM’s PC operating system, a deal that led to MS-DOS and Microsoft’s rise…
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Daily Tech History: November 5, 1999 — Judge Rules Microsoft Is a Monopoly
On November 5, 1999, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson’s Findings of Fact declared Microsoft a monopoly in PC operating systems, a landmark moment in tech…
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Daily Tech History: November 4, 1952 — UNIVAC Predicts a Presidential Landslide on Live TV
On November 4, 1952, a UNIVAC computer correctly forecast Eisenhower’s landslide election win live on CBS, making computers a household name.
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Daily Tech History: November 3, 1957 — Sputnik 2 Carries Laika Into Orbit
On November 3, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying Laika the dog as the first living creature to orbit Earth.
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Daily Tech History: November 2, 1988 — The Morris Worm Takes Down the Internet
On November 2, 1988, the Morris Worm became the first major cyberattack on the internet, crippling roughly 10% of connected machines and leading to…
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Daily Tech History: November 1, 1983 — IBM Unveils the PCjr
On November 1, 1983, IBM announced the PCjr, a home computer that looked unbeatable on paper but became one of the company’s most famous…
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Daily Tech History: October 31, 2000 — Soyuz TM-31 Launches the First ISS Crew
On October 31, 2000, Soyuz TM-31 launched the first long-duration crew to the International Space Station, beginning a continuous human presence in orbit that…
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Daily Tech History: October 30, 2000 — The Last Multics System Shuts Down
On October 30, 2000, the final running Multics installation went offline, ending the operational life of an operating system whose ideas shaped Unix and…
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Daily Tech History: October 29, 1969 — ARPANET Sends Its First Message
On October 29, 1969, UCLA sent the first message over ARPANET to Stanford Research Institute, launching the network that would grow into the internet.
