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Geek Facts for August 19th – Clie, Netscape, AMD and SOHO

In 2002, 
Sony released the Clie PEG-SJ20 handheld computer. Priced at $199, the SJ20 featured 16MB RAM, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a backlit monochrome 320×320 pixel screen, Palm OS 4.1, and a memory stick slot. Learn more at http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/sony-cli-peg-sj20/4505-3126_7-20300828.html. In 1996, Netscape Communications released version

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Geek Facts for August 18th – QuickBASIC and RemoteAccess BBS

In 1985, Microsoft released the first version of QuickBASIC (QB). It was released on a single 5.25″ 360KB floppy disk. QuickBASIC versions 2.0 and later contained an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Learn more at http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/QuickBASIC.htm. In 1993, Version 2.00 of the MS-DOS bulletin board system

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Geek Facts for August 7th – A Radio and a Couple of Palms

In 1955, 
Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the forerunner of Sony, launched its first line of transistor radios. The radio used transistor technology developed by Bell Laboratories. The transistor radio was a game changer for what would become Sony. Learn more at http://factsanddetails.com/japan.php?itemid=918&catid=24&subcatid=157#05. In 2000, 
Palm introduced

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