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Etoys.com and its rapid rise and fall
Published: November 3, 2025 12:00
So it’s November 1997. The Internet is catching on and you want to start an online business. You just need a big idea. How about selling toys on the Internet? That could be big, right? Hence etoys.com, a short-lived Internet The post Etoys.com and its…
When Federico Faggin left Intel
Published: October 31, 2025 11:00
It was 51 years ago today, on October 31, 1974, that Federico Faggin, the mastermind behind the early Intel CPUs, left Intel to try something else. His next big thing was the legendary Zilog Z-80 CPU. Yet another Fairchild alumnus The post When Federico…
Intel’s Pentium FDIV bug and recall
Published: October 30, 2025 11:00
On June 13, 1994, a mathematics professor discovered a bug in Intel’s then-new Pentium CPU. Intel’s new CPU was fast, but it couldn’t divide correctly. The bug became known as the Pentium FDIV bug. It resulted in Intel recalling 60 The post Intel’s Pentium…
IBM’s 2018 Red Hat acquisition
Published: October 29, 2025 11:00
It was seven years ago, on Oct 28, 2018, that IBM announced its intention to acquire Red Hat, the Linux vendor, for $34 billion. Its Aug 11, 1999 IPO had been the 8th largest first-day gain in the history of The post IBM’s 2018 Red Hat acquisition appeared…
TI-99/4A discontinued October 28, 1983
Published: October 28, 2025 11:00
42 years ago today, on October 28, 1983, Texas Instruments announced it was discontinuing the TI-99/4A computer and withdrawing from the home computer market. It was a stunning admission of defeat for a company that had everything it took to The post…
IBM PC 5150 Revision A vs Revision B
Published: October 27, 2025 11:00
October 27, 1982 is the date on the IBM 5150 Revision B BIOS, making this week as good of a time as any to look over the differences between the Revision A and Revision B IBM PC 5150. What are The post IBM PC 5150 Revision A vs Revision B appeared first on…
Windows 8 released Oct 26, 2012
Published: October 24, 2025 11:00
Thirteen years ago this week, on October 26, 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8. Let’s just say Windows 8 was not their finest moment. It was their most significant UI redesign since Windows 95, and it flopped. Oddly, two of the The post Windows 8 released…
Windows XP released October 25, 2001
Published: October 23, 2025 11:00
It was 24 years ago this week, on October 25, 2001, that Microsoft released Windows XP. I find it interesting that Microsoft released two of the most beloved Windows versions in the same week, 8 years apart, and another one The post Windows XP released…
Windows 7 released Oct 22, 2009
Published: October 22, 2025 11:00
On October 22, 2009, Windows 7 was released. It went on to become one of the most popular Windows versions of all time, providing a much needed bounce back after Windows Vista. Two of the most beloved Windows versions ever, The post Windows 7 released Oct…
How to split an MP3 into individual tracks for free
Published: October 21, 2025 11:00
When you convert a cassette tape or vinyl record into MP3, you usually get one long file per side. That’s fine for singles, but what if you have albums? You’ll probably want to split the recording into individual tracks to The post How to split an MP3 into…
Tune Windows to use your SSD more effectively
Published: October 20, 2025 11:00
I saw a post recently on social media where someone was offering a free tool for optimizing Windows’ behavior with SSDs. It turns out it’s just a graphical front-end for a tool Windows already comes with called fsutil. But it’s The post Tune Windows to use…