On September 4th, 1998, Google incorporated in California. Even if you are not a fan, and make no mistake, I am not, you have to admit Google left its mark on the Internet. It fundamentally changed the Internet in numerous The post Google incorporated September 4, 1998 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
Computer journalism pioneer Wayne Green was born 103 years ago on this day, September 3, 1922. Green founded several different magazines, computer and otherwise, some of which ended up competing with each other. Green was an avid amateur radio hobbyist, The post Wayne Green, computer journalism pioneer appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
On Sep 2, 2008, Google launched its first beta version of the Chrome Web browser. For better and for worse, this was transformational both for Google and the web. While this was the browser that finally freed us from the The post Google Chrome launched September 2, 2008 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
What did the original Amiga design team do after the Amiga went to market and Commodore wasted the opportunity? Jay Miner went back to designing medical devices, but three other members of the team designed the first color handheld game The post Atari Lynx: The first color handheld game console appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
At the end of August 2024, Anandtech shut down rather suddenly and unexpectedly, ending a run that dated back to April 3, 1997. I thought about writing something at the time, but really needed longer to collect my thoughts. Now The post Anandtech shut down abruptly, August 30, 2024 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
On August 29, 1953, the Tokyo Television Acoustic Company was founded. Later in the decade it merged with the Tokyo Electro-Acoustic Company, and the combined company took the name TEAC. The combined company specialized in designing and manufacturing tape recorders. The post TEAC founded in 1953, sort of appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
Digg was a high flying news aggregation site from the early web 2.0 era that still exists today, but really in name only. It serves as a cautionary too for why high profile websites tend not to make major changes The post Digg v4 and lessons not learned appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
On August 24, 1998, Intel introduced its Celeron 300A processor. It wasn’t the first Celeron, but depending on who you ask, it was the first one worth having. The Celeron was a cut-down Pentium II, designed in response to pricing The post Intel Celeron 300A introduced August 24, 1998 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
It was on August 24, 1995 that Windows 95 was released, amidst much anticipation. It was the most widely anticipated Windows release of all time, and the runner up really isn’t close. The idea of people lining up for blocks The post Windows 95 released August 24, 1995 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
38 years ago this week, The Legend of Zelda was released in the United States. Today, people are divided on what kind of game it was, but in 1987, no one cared. It was the first time anyone had seen The post Legend of Zelda released August 22, 1987 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.| The Silicon Underground
David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more| The Silicon Underground
Building a computer in the 90s was almost always harder than it needed to be. Let's step through one build that stood out above the rest for me.| The Silicon Underground
Altavista was the first great search engine. It started out as a marketing gimmick and became a brief sensation. Here's what happened to Altavista and why.| The Silicon Underground
The DEC Rainbow 100 from 1982 was an early challenger to the IBM PC. In this blog post, I explore why it failed in spite of being better.| The Silicon Underground
I’m reading a book called Trade-Off, by former USA Today technology columnist Kevin Maney. It’s primarily a marketing book. Maney argues that all products are a balance of fidelity and convenience, and highly favor one or the other. He additionally| The Silicon Underground
This computer was so good and so far out there, we didn't know what we had.| The Silicon Underground
Images he created when demonstrating an Amiga in 1985 surfaced in 2024| The Silicon Underground
The Gotek floppy emulator is a must-have for retro PCs. Here's why, along with instructions to help you get your vintage PC up and running with one.| The Silicon Underground
SD to IDE adapters provide a convenient way to provide storage to systems that can't use serial ATA. But how's the performance? Let's dig in to find out.| The Silicon Underground
