http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/14265.aspxFri, 06 Nov 2009 17:05:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:14265PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the signing of the contract that started Microsoft down the road to fame and fortune. Read about the contract and more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1957 The Hewlett-Pack...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/43814.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43814etherfireComputers continue to get smaller and smaller with every passing year. It is incredible to see how small computers have become in such a short time. But who makes the smallest laptop today? What has this trend of miniaturization created for us in terms of usable little laptops? Here's your answer. Introduction Every few months the compu...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/43750.aspxThu, 05 Nov 2009 22:10:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:43750johngThey may be much more powerful today but computers in the distant past were based on much the same logic. Storage, memory, and processing worked then much as it works now. First and Second Generation Computers The concepts of computer memory , storage , and processing have not changed much in the last 40 years. Certainly, these components have beco...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/21208.aspxSat, 27 Dec 2008 18:08:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21208PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of Time magazine naming Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos "Person of the Year." Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1988 Microsoft announced that CEO and President J...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/21172.aspxSat, 27 Dec 2008 16:41:49 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21172PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the Time Magazine awarding the personal computer its "Man of the Year" award. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1791 Future mathematician and mechanical eng...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/21006.aspxSat, 27 Dec 2008 16:27:34 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21006PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the first test of the early internet by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau. Read about its and more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1959 In Japan, Sony's model TV-301 tele...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/21005.aspxThu, 25 Dec 2008 23:59:42 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21005PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the announcement that the patent on the GIF format would be enforced, sending ripples through the software community. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history This Day in Computer History 1877 Thomas E...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/20735.aspxThu, 25 Dec 2008 23:04:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20735PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the first demonstration of the point contact transistor and the launch of YouTube's Channel for the Queen of England. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history This Day in Computer History 1834 Engl...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/20308.aspxTue, 23 Dec 2008 19:50:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20308PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the Children’s Internet Protection Act being signed into law to protect children from sexual content online. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1991 Hewlett-Pa...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/20283.aspxSun, 21 Dec 2008 20:16:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:20283PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the beginning of Apple's acquistion of NeXT Software. Read about it and more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1943 Thomas Watson Jr. announced that popular designer Norm...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/19466.aspxSun, 21 Dec 2008 00:08:12 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19466PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the signing of two significant pieces of legislation, the No Electronic Theft Act and the CAN-SPAM Act. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1947 Bell Laboratories' Wi...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/19625.aspxWed, 17 Dec 2008 09:52:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19625PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the release of version 2.6.0 of the Linux kernel. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1996 Intel's “Option Red” supercomputer is officially activated at the Sandia Na...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/19465.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 04:12:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19465PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the release of the first commercial web browser and the first prison sentence ever handed down for "wardriving." Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1983 Appl...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/19269.aspxTue, 16 Dec 2008 03:28:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19269PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the conception of the first high-speed electronic digital computer capable of operating in real time. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1952 The United States Navy ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/19268.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 02:05:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19268PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the earliest seeds of CERN and Apple Computer's initial public offering, the most successful in history. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1949 At the European ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/18985.aspxMon, 15 Dec 2008 01:53:20 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18985PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the first internet-wide man hunt and the injunction baring Microsoft from bundling its Internet Explorer from its OS. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history 1996 Bertrand Meyer released version 4 of ...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/18850.aspxThu, 11 Dec 2008 22:47:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18850PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the birth of the first programmer in history and the founding of the RipCo BBS. Read about these events and more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1815 Future mathematician A...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/18684.aspxThu, 11 Dec 2008 09:13:17 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18684PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of what some would call "the mother of all demos," Engelbart's introduction of the NLS. Read about it and more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1906 Future computer...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/18462.aspxWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:15:15 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18462PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of IBM's sale of its PC division and the beginning of the partnership between Microsoft and Ericsson. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1943 Bletchley Park, Britai...http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/18460.aspxTue, 09 Dec 2008 00:17:02 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18460PipedreamergreyToday marks the anniversary of the inauguration of one of the first supercomputers and the first demonstration of Bluetooth technology. Read more in "This Day in Computer History", a chronology of notable events in the computer, ecommerce, and software industries on this day in history. This Day in Computer History 1962 UK electrical engine...