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Archive for January 2004

Happy Birthday, Mac

Posted by: kegill on: 28 January 2004

Introduced to the world during SuperBowl ads, the Macintosh debuted in 1984 with an 8 MHz 68000 processor, 128 KB RAM, 64 KB ROM, a 3.5″ 400 KB floppy drive, a 1-bit 512×342 pixel b&w monitor, a keyboard and mouse, DB-9 modem and printer ports, and a couple of applications (MacWrite, MacPaint).
And it would have [...]

EC expected to sanction Microsoft

Posted by: kegill on: 27 January 2004

The European Commission (EC) revealed Tuesday that it has reached a provisional decision in its investigation of Microsoft’s alleged anti-competitive practices. The EC has been investigating the server market as well as the market for media players.
Documents leaked to various European media suggest that the EC may request changes in the Windows operating system [...]

Mac: 20th anniversary

Posted by: kegill on: 12 January 2004

On 24 January, 20 years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh to Apple’s stockholders. Wired is featuring stories about the company this month, including this interview with technologists such as Bill Joy, Bob Metcalfe, Howard Rheingold and Robert Cringely.
See the ad that started it all.

Net growing as source of campaign news

Posted by: kegill on: 12 January 2004

CNET reported Sunday that the Net is on par with weekly news magazines and TV talk shows as a source of presidential campaign news for many Americans.
TV remains the dominant source (42% get news from local TV, 38% from cable, 35% from national) but the number who rely on TV news has declined. Those who [...]


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