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Steve Jobs introducing the first Macintosh, 33 years ago today (24 January 1984). #History #Apple
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The fascinating #history of how #SiliconValley became a $2.8 trillion neighborhood.
[via TechInsider]
#TBT
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#TBT
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ββπ Happy 42nd Birthday Apple!
#Apple Founder, Steve Jobs, thought it would be funny to found his company on April Fools' Day. Hereβs to the biggest joke in #History!
1. Apple's first Logo the Newton Crest
2. Apple's worldwide headquarters on 01/04/1976
3. Apple's first computer built by Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs
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#Apple Founder, Steve Jobs, thought it would be funny to found his company on April Fools' Day. Hereβs to the biggest joke in #History!
1. Apple's first Logo the Newton Crest
2. Apple's worldwide headquarters on 01/04/1976
3. Apple's first computer built by Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs
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βββ³ Steve Jobs' 1973 Job Application
Major: English lit
Access to transportation: possible, but not probable
Skills: (design, tech)
Interests: digital
#TBT #History
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Major: English lit
Access to transportation: possible, but not probable
Skills: (design, tech)
Interests: digital
#TBT #History
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π΅ iTunes Music Store
15 Years ago today, in 2003: #Apple launches the #iTunes Music Store.
#History
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15 Years ago today, in 2003: #Apple launches the #iTunes Music Store.
#History
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ββπ Power of Compound Growth
The entire Sun render farm for Toy Story (1995) had (v roughly) 1bn CPU transistors.
#Appleβs A8 SoC (iPhone 6): 2bn.
That is, on a basic measure, a 2 year old phone now has more computing power than was used to render Toy Story.
Image: the Pixar render farm in 1995. Half of an #iPhone.
#History
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The entire Sun render farm for Toy Story (1995) had (v roughly) 1bn CPU transistors.
#Appleβs A8 SoC (iPhone 6): 2bn.
That is, on a basic measure, a 2 year old phone now has more computing power than was used to render Toy Story.
Image: the Pixar render farm in 1995. Half of an #iPhone.
#History
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ββπΎ Yesterday's World: the old tech that kids don't know
A recent survey by YouGov has shown, 67% of the 6 to 18 year olds in the UK don't know what a floppy disk is. Other essentially obsolete tech such as overhead projectors (once present in almost every classroom), and pagers were recognised even less.
#History
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β Do you remember any of these?
A recent survey by YouGov has shown, 67% of the 6 to 18 year olds in the UK don't know what a floppy disk is. Other essentially obsolete tech such as overhead projectors (once present in almost every classroom), and pagers were recognised even less.
#History
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β Do you remember any of these?
ββπ It's Amazon's Birthday!
On this day (5 July) in 1994, #Amazon was founded in Bellevue, Washington. It went public three years later and raised $54 million.
#History
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On this day (5 July) in 1994, #Amazon was founded in Bellevue, Washington. It went public three years later and raised $54 million.
#History
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π¦ It's Donkey Kong's Birthday!
On this day (9 July) in 1981 Nintendo released Donkey Kong.
#History
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On this day (9 July) in 1981 Nintendo released Donkey Kong.
#History
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πΎ Game Boy's Birthday
Game Boy was first released on the 100th anniversary of #Nintendo in π―π΅ on April 21, 1989, in πΊπΈ on July 31, 1989 & in πͺπΊ on September 28, 1990.
#History
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Game Boy was first released on the 100th anniversary of #Nintendo in π―π΅ on April 21, 1989, in πΊπΈ on July 31, 1989 & in πͺπΊ on September 28, 1990.
#History
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π Emoticon Birthday!
On this day (19 September) in 1982 Emoticon was invented.
#History
Happy :-) Day!
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On this day (19 September) in 1982 Emoticon was invented.
#History
Happy :-) Day!
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ββπΈ eBay's IPO
On this day (24 September) in 1998 #eBay went public at $18 per share.
eBayβs revenue:
1998 β $86.1 million
2018 β $10.8 billion (forecast)
#History
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On this day (24 September) in 1998 #eBay went public at $18 per share.
eBayβs revenue:
1998 β $86.1 million
2018 β $10.8 billion (forecast)
#History
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