Geek Facts for October 7th – Palm and the Far Side of the Moon

By Judy Novotny / 10/07/2012 / Geek Facts

In 2002, Palm announced the Zire handheld computer.

Priced at just $99, it was considered to be an entry-level Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and featured 2MB RAM, a 16MHz processor and a 160×160 pixel monochrome 1.9-inch LCD screen.

Learn more at http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/palm-zire/4505-3126_7-20489893.html.

In 1959,  U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmitted the first photographs ever taken of the far side of the Moon.

The Luna 3’s camera was fixed in the spacecraft. Pointing was achieved by rotating the probe, the camera cover opened and photography automatically started once a photocell detected the Moon.

Learn more at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1959-008A.

About The Author

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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In 2002, Palm announced the Zire handheld computer.

In 1959, U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmitted the first photographs ever taken of the far side of the Moon.

About The Author

Judy Novotny

In 1959,  U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmitted the first photographs ever taken of the far side of the Moon.