1858 – Fingerprinting is First Used
Sir William James Herschel was using it
for more of a signature than anything in 1858 as he was requiring palm prints
from people he met. After collecting several prints, though, he started
realizing there were unique identifiers that could be used in identifying a
person. The Palm prints would eventually change to fingerprints for Forensics
to use.
1981 –
IBM’s First Desktop Computer
IBM
introduces their System/23 Datamaster desktop computer only two weeks before
they introduce their IBM PC. Geared towards small business for use as a word
processor and data processor, the computer was designed to be set up by
end-users without the need of a computer specialist. While now a footnote in
history, the importance of the Datamaster is that developed it were re-assigned
to the secret IBM PC project. Much of the knowledge they acquire working on the
Datamaster went into developing the IBM PC was based on the team’s familiarity
with the similar Intel 8085 processor used in the Datamaster.
1997 – Dell Workstation 400 Introduced
Dell Computer Corp. announced its entry
into the workstation market with the Dell Workstation 400. The move to the more
powerful desktop computers, most commonly used for engineering, followed Dell’s
entry into the network server industry as it expanded from personal desktop
computers and laptops in order to grab a larger part of the market. Dell
offered its workstations for $3,000 to $8,000.
2000 –
Ted Kekatos celebrated the
First System Administrator Appreciation Day. He had been inspired by an HP ad
showing people bringing gifts to their System Administrator. The day is
celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.
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