In 1979, Percom Data Company released MICRODOS for Radio Shack’s TRS-80. MICRODOS was the only TRS-80 disk operating system that made no attempt at TRSDOS compatibility. It was later known at OS-80. Learn more at http://www.trs-80.org/microdos/
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I’m publishing this article as a follow up to the recent Ubuntu 12.04 article HERE. Reason being; I hunted around the Ubuntu interface for ages trying to locate a list of all installed programs without any success. I finally resorted to the old fall back…
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Ahead of his keynote address at next month’s WWDC, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook kicked off All Things Digital’s D10 executive conference, sitting down with Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher to talk Apple. Below are some of the more interesting excerpts of the discussion. For total
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In 1919, Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity is tested and confirmed. Arthur Eddington conducted an expedition to observe the solar eclipse of May 29th, 1919 that provided one of the earliest confirmations of relativity. Learn more at http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=did-researchers-cook-data-from-first-general-relativity-test
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Here is a site where you can watch full-length documentaries online, all free and legal. There are thousands of documentaries to choose from covering just about every conceivable topic, all sorted into a nice variety of categories. The site includes a registration facility but I’m
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In 1987 CompuServe released the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) standard as a new format to save and retrieve computer-based images. The GIF format supports up to 8 bits per pixel, allowing a single image to reference a palette of up to 256 distinct colors. The
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In 1988, Microsoft released two versions of Windows 2.1. Two versions were released to specifically takes advantage of advanced features of the Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 processors. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_2.1x
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[important]Do to an error in the B.I.T.E. Back Against Malware email you may have landed here. The correct link is – B.I.T.E. Back Against Malware. Sorry for any inconvenience ~ Dave[/important] In 1969, the Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth. The Apollo 10 mission encompassed
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“Freeware” is obviously a portmanteau of the words FREE and SOFTWARE and has been used liberally for many years now to categorize software, but I often have serious doubts over whether certain products deserve to be labeled thus. Take, for example, the myriad of developers/publishers
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[important] Please join DCT on May 28th for the first annual Beat Internet Threats Everywhere (B.I.T.E.) Day. A one day effort to take a BITE out of malware infections by significantly reducing infection rates and protecting personal information throughout the world. Encourage your friends and
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In 2008, NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft landed in the polar region on Mars. Data from NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander suggest liquid water has interacted with the Martian surface throughout the planet’s history and into modern times. Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/mission/objectives.html
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Jonathon Ive is now Sir Jonathon Ive, Knight Commander of the British Empire, having received a knighthood yesterday for creating products such as the iPad. Ive joined Apple in 1992 and, since 1997, he has been Apple’s design guru who was instrumental in the creation
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In 1915, Thomas Edison invented the telescribe to record telephone conversations. The telescribe was a device that made recordings on wax cylinders. It was based on Edison’s idea to use the phonograph as a telephone recorder. Learn more about the history of the telephone answering
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I’ve revisited Linux frequently over the years, trying out various distros, but never came across one which really fitted the my bill. Always seemed to strike some kind of major issue too. Most recently I attempted to install ZorinOS with a view to test driving
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