Shipping Ten Million Copies of Windows 3.0

On April 30 1992, Microsoft managed to successfully ship ten million copies of Windows 3.0. With this huge number, Windows has been marked as the most widely used operating system yet. To read more about the remarkable history of Windows, please refer to this page. 

Launching Twitter Japan

On April 22 2008, Twitter - The micro-blogging social website launched its Japanese version. The release of Twitter in Japan came as a result of the massive service usage by the Japanese users.  

In fact, according to some sources, there were more than twice as many Tweets from Tokyo (28,874) as from New York (14,367) or San Francisco (14,348).

To read more about Twitter, please refer to this article.

That must be why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet

On 20 April 1998, At COMDEX and while demonstrating Windows 98, Bill Gates came out with these famous words after a blue error screen popped up in front of the entire audience while his assistant Chris Capossela tried to connect a scanner to the computer. 

This was made as an attempt to show case the automatic plug and play feature for hardware drivers installation.

To know more about Windows 98, please refer to this article published on Wikipedia.

Commodore International released B700 and P500 series of Micro-computers.

On April 19 1982, Commodore International released the B(700) and P(500) series of microcomputers, featuring a 6509 CPU, 64KB RAM expandable to 256KB, 28KB ROM, an 80×25 green phosphor monitor, a built-in 94-key keyboard, two 5.25-inch floppy disk drives, and several I/O ports. 

These machines ran Basic as their operating system, and the price ranged between $1,700 up to $3,000.

What is Commodore International?

Commodore International (or Commodore International Limited) was an American home computer and electronics manufacturer. It owned a subsidiary called Commodore Business Machines (CBM) which played a major role in developing home and personal computers in the 1970s and 1980s.The company developed one of the world's best-selling desktop computers, the Commodore 64 (1982) and released its Amiga computer line in 1985.

To read more about the history of this company, please refer to its article published on Wikipedia.

Dell released its first personal computer (PC) using IBM’s Micro Channel 32-bit data bus.

On April 18 1988, Dell released its first personal computer (PC) using IBM’s Micro Channel 32-bit data bus.

Who is Michael Dell?

Born on February 23, 1965, in Houston, Texas, Michael Dell showed an early interest in technology and gadgets. At the age of 15, he purchased an early Apple computer in order to take it apart to see how it worked. In college, he started building computers and selling them directly to people, focusing on strong customer support and cheaper prices. Dell Computer was the world's largest PC maker.

To read more about Michael Dell, you can refer to his biography published on Wikipedia.

Facebook bought Instagram for 1 billion dollars

On April 9 2012, Facebook - the giant social website, decided to hit the market and made a gigantic deal by acquiring Instagram for 1 billion dollars.

What is Instagram?

Instagram is an online photo-sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures, apply digital filters to them, and share them on a variety of social networking services, such as media sites including Facebook or Twitter. 

For more details about this great service, please check the article related to Instagram published on Wikipedia.

Facebook hitting 200 million users

On April 9 2009, Facebook - the giant social website, hit a new record at that time of having 200 million active user accounts.

To celebrate the occasion, Facebook launched a page called Facebook for Good, a page for members to share stories and experiences about how the social website helped them give back to the community.

Who is Mark Zuckerberg?

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur. He is best known as one of five co-founders of the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg is the chairman and chief executive of Facebook, Inc.

For more details about Mark, please refer to this detailed article about the man behind Facebook  published on Wikipedia.

Happy Symbolic Birthday Internet

On April 7 1969, the first Request for Comment document is drafted by an engineer on the Pentagon's ARPAnet project, a precursor to the modern Internet.

This day is considered to be the symbolic birth date of the net because the RFC documents contain research, proposals and methodologies applicable to internet technology. RFC documents provide a way for engineers and others to kick around new ideas in a public forum; sometimes, these ideas are adopted as new standards by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

One important note about RFC documents is that each document is issued with a unique serial number. This means that any submitted paper cannot be overwritten. On the other hand, updates and corrections can be submitted on a separate RFC. 

What is ARPAnet?

ARPAnet was the network that became the basis for the Internet. Based on a concept first published in 1967, ARPAnet was developed under the direction of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). In 1969, the idea became a modest reality with the interconnection of four university computers.

For more details about this topic, please refer to the detailed article about ARPnet published on Wikipedia.

Operation Payback - Anonymous

On April 6 2011, Anonymous started "Operation Payback" and managed to take down the network of PlayStation for weeks. This was made as a reaction to the PS3 hacker lawsuit. 

Who is Anonymous?

Anonymous is a loosely connected hacktivist group, meaning that the members of the organization use computers or computer networks to promote their political ends. Ideologically, Anonymous is strongly opposed to Internet censorship and surveillance as well as government corruption. The group has also targeted Scientology, groups advocating homophobia, and major security corporations such as HBGary. The group uses various methods for its attacks on the Internet, including web site defacements, distributed denial-of-service attacks, redirects, information theft, and virtual sabotage. 

Anonymous has been called the freedom fighters of the Internet, anarchic cyber-guerillas, and digital Robin Hoods.

Introducing Facebook Chat

On April 5 2008, Facebook introduced the Chat feature. This feature enabled Facebook's users to send and receive instant messages with their friends.

What is Facebook?

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site is available in more than 30 different languages.

The website was first released in Feb. 2004, and as of Sep. 2012, Facebook has more than one billion active users.

For more details about this topic, please refer to the Facebook's article on Wikipedia.

Founding Microsoft

On April 4 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft as a partnership in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

What is Microsoft?

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies. For more details, you can refer to this great article about Microsoft on Wikipedia.

The Release of iPad

On April 3 2010, Apple released the 2 models of iPad 16 and 32 GB without 3G. The price range was between $500 and $600.

What is an iPad?

The iPad is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., which runs Apple's iOS operating system. The main feature of this device is its high quality touch screen which enables the user to perform nearly any task without the need for the accompanying virtual keyboard.

For more details about this great product, please refer to the iPad's page on Wikipedia.

Introducing IBM PS/2

On April 2 1987, IBM introduced their latest personal computers line at that time which was called Personal System/2 (PS/2).

What is IBM?

IBM (International Business Machines) is by far the world's largest information technology company in terms of revenue ($88 billion in 2000) and by most other measures, a position it has held for about the past 50 years. IBM products include hardware and software for a line of business servers, storage products, custom-designed microchips, and application software. For more details about IBM, please refer to this article which gives great details about the complete story of IBM.

What is IBM Personal System/2 (PS/2)?

PS/2 is a line of personal computers introduced by IBM in 1897. This line was the third generation line in the personal computer journey of IBM.

The Model 30 featured an 8 MHz 8086 processor, 640 KB RAM, a 720 KB 3.5-inch floppy drive, a 20 MB hard drive, three expansion slots, PC-DOS 3.3, for US$1,695-2,295. 

Model 50 featured a 10 MHz 80286 processor, 1 KB RAM, a 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive, a 20 MB hard drive, three expansion slots, and PC-DOS 3.3, OS/2, for US$3,595. 

Model 60 featured a 10 MHz 80286 processor, 1 KB RAM, a 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive, a 44 or 70 MB hard drive, seven expansion slots, and PC-DOS 3.3, OS/2, for US$5,295-6,295. 

Model 80 featured a 20 MHz 80386 processor, 2 KB RAM, a 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy drive, a 44/70/115 MB hard drive, seven expansion slots, and PC-DOS 3.3, OS/2, for US$6,995-10,995.

For more details about the PS/2 line, please refer to this article.

IBM PS/2 Models

The Foundation of Apple Inc.

On April 1 1976, Apple was founded and incorporated by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The first product sold Apple I personal computer kit.

What is Apple?

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in California that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. 

Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tablet computer. 

For more details about Apple Inc, please refer to the Apple's page published on Wikipedia.