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This Day in Computer History

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It says it should show something different everyday - 'guess we'll see:

> http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/
"November 9, 2004
Firefox 1.0 Introduced
Sometimes abbreviated as FF, Firefox was Mozilla's next generation browser and included such features as tabbed browsing and popup blocking. Mozilla Firefox became a popular alternative for Microsoft Internet Explorer users who sought alternatives that could prevent spyware as well as a host of other Firefox features."
 

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FYI…

- http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/
"November 10, 1983
Microsoft Introduces Windows
Microsoft announces a new product, Windows, to compete with other graphical environments for computers, such as interface on the Apple Lisa. After several delays, Windows 1.0 finally became available to the public in 1985. Its major features included pull-down menus, tiled windows, mouse support, and cooperative multitasking of the program’s applications. Although Windows 1.0 saw some use, the Windows interface did not gain general acceptance until version 3.0."
 

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FYI…

Williams Receives Patent for Memory Device
> http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/
Dec 11, 1946 - "A patent is issued for Sir Frederick Williams' device for random-access memory. The Williams tube was a modified cathode-ray tube that painted dots and dashes of phosphorescent electrical charge on a screen representing binary ones and zeros. It became the primary memory for vacuum tube machines such as the IBM 701. Williams developed his device at Manchester University."

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_701
 

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