http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/ The latest ten episodes in Podcasts by geekazine 60 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:40 EST en-us http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-21-Caldera-International-Becomes-SCO-Group/ 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 courts ruled that Novell had the proper rights to the SCO properties in the Linux OS. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 21 The IBM 701 is announced Atari stock splits 2-for-1 Apple releases Mac OS X Server Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:40 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-21-Caldera-International-Becomes-SCO-Group/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-20-Craigslist-vs-South-Carolina/ 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 General Henry McMaster for threatening executives of Craigslist with criminal prosecution for aiding prostitution in the state. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 20 AppleLink is created Microsoft and Intuit discontinue their merger due to Antitrust issues Intel makes the Pentium processor available Related articles May 19: Apple III (aka "Apple Failure III") (dayintechhistory.com) Octa Whale Tail Vacuum Dock (geeknewscentral.com) May 18: Shrek is Released (dayintechhistory.com) Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:40 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-20-Craigslist-vs-South-Carolina/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-19-Apple-III-aka-Apple-Failure-III/ 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 Apple switched gears with their Macintosh line. Apple III saw modest numbers before it was retired on April 24th, 1984. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 19 Star Wars Episode I Apple opens the first Apple Stores Intel debuts the pineview Atom chip Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:40 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-19-Apple-III-aka-Apple-Failure-III/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-18-Shrek-is-Released/ 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 Animated Feature). Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 18 Sony establishes: Sony Computer Entertainment of America Dell add AMD processors Facebook adds OpenID Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:41 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-18-Shrek-is-Released/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-16-Phantom-Console-Called-Pump-and-Dump-Scheme/ 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 in which investors could profit on, including Roberts and the promoter (who got 4 million shares of restricted stock) Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 15 Spaghetti-O's are introduced Sugar Labs extends Sugar OS to EeePC OS X Tiger vs. Tiger Direct ruling. Related articles Best LED Machine LED Signage App for iPad [Video] (geekazine.com) May 15: Last Lisa Mac XL Produced (dayintechhistory.com) May 13: Turbo C is Released (dayintechhistory.com) Fri, 18 May 2012 00:11:08 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-16-Phantom-Console-Called-Pump-and-Dump-Scheme/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-17-HTML-HTTP-Set-Up-on-NeXTcube/ 1991- Tim Berners-Lee sets up HyperText Markup language (HTML) and Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) at CERN. He put the protocol on a NeXTStep machine. The server was then launched onto the word wide web, effectively making this the first day you could get a website that could support more than text. That is when CERN and Berners-Lee release the World Wide Web standard. However, there was a long way to go. It wasn't until August 6th, that Berners-Lee put up the first webpage. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 17 Intel Pentium III at 550 MHz Ars Technica sold Lawrence Welk passes away (1992) Related articles Tim Berners-Lee: Protect the Open Web! #WWW2012 (advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org) February 26: Introduction of first Broswer - WorldWideWeb (dayintechhistory.com) April 30: World Wide Web Goes to Public Domain (dayintechhistory.com) Mon, 21 May 2012 19:53:41 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-17-HTML-HTTP-Set-Up-on-NeXTcube/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-15-Last-Lisa-Mac-XL-Produced/ 1985 - The last Lisa Mac XL computer rolls off the assembly line. It was first introduced on Jan 19th, 1983 for $9,995. Sun remarketing purchased about 5,000 Macintosh XLs and upgraded them. Some leftover Lisa computers and spare parts are still available today. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 15 The First McDonalds The Love Bug strikes Carl Icahn officially launches a Proxy fight against Yahoo Related articles MLB at Bat App for iPad [Video] (geekazine.com) May 12: Prodigy Takeover from IBM (dayintechhistory.com) Tue, 15 May 2012 23:46:22 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-15-Last-Lisa-Mac-XL-Produced/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-14-Happy-Birthday-George-Lucas/ George Lucas was born on May 14th, 1944. Of course, George went on to create one of the biggest franchises in geek history. Star Wars Happy birthday to George. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 14 Texas Instruments starts to compete with IBM ZDTV (TechTV, G4) Channel begins operation Google suffers a 1 hour outtage Related articles George Lucas is Straight Gangster (thesuperficial.com) May 12: Prodigy Takeover from IBM (dayintechhistory.com) May 11: VisiCalc Demonstrated (dayintechhistory.com) Tue, 15 May 2012 23:46:22 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-14-Happy-Birthday-George-Lucas/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-13-Turbo-C-is-Released/ 1987 - Version 1.0 of the Turbo C programming language is released. It offers the first integrated edit-compile-run development environment for the C programming language for IBM-compatible personal computers. Turbo C was developed by Bob Jervis as �Wizard C�. It runs on just 384KB of memory and is capable of inline assembly with full access to C symbolic names and structures. Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 11 Digital Equipment, Intel, and Xerox jointly announce the Ethernet network specification. HP Acquires EDS Iranian police close down more than four hundred Internet Cafes Related articles Social Media and Addiction (madisonsmc.org) May 11: VisiCalc Demonstrated (dayintechhistory.com) May 10: TAT-14, Transatlantic cable begins service (dayintechhistory.com) Sun, 13 May 2012 21:16:45 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-13-Turbo-C-is-Released/ http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-12-Prodigy-Takeover-from-IBM/ 1996 - IBM and Sears and Roebuck lose Prodigy due to takeover. They sell their interests to a group of investors - led by Prodigy Management: founders of Boston Technology and International Wireless.  Ed Bennett, CEO of Prodigy takes the lead in this acquisition. Carlos Slim Helu - Owner of Telmex - then provided Internet access for Mexico and Latin America. Ultimately, Prodigy went public in 1999 and stayed that way until bought out by SBC (AT&T). Full Day in Tech History podcast show notes for May 12 MITS receives a retraining order for Microsoft on the 8080 BASIC XBOX360 is unveiled France passes the Three Strikes rule Sun, 13 May 2012 21:16:46 EST http://play.callisto.fm/podcasts/by/geekazine/in/Day-in-Tech-History/episode/May-12-Prodigy-Takeover-from-IBM/