Geek Fact for March 4th

By Judy Novotny / 03/04/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1977, the first CRAY 1 supercomputer was shipped.

In the late 1970s, the Cray 1 became synonymous with high-speed computing./blockquote>
Learn more at http://www.answers.com/topic/cray-inc

In 1774, William Herschel first sighted Orion nebula.

The Nebula is actually part of a larger nebula structure known as the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex that actually extends throughout the Orion constellation,

Learn more at http://www.conservapedia.com/Orion_nebula

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Judy Novotny

Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.

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