International Business Machines (IBM) of Armonk, NY, USA introduced the OS/360 operating system in 1964, Continue reading
Category: Computers
Spanish Conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero Becomes a Warrior
Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero was the first European to be accepted into the Mayan culture in Yucatan, Mexico in 1510. Continue reading
Ray Tomlinson
Raymond Samuel Tomlinson (April 23, 1941 – March 5, 2016) was a pioneering American computer programmer who implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet, in 1971; he is internationally known and credited as the inventor of email. Continue reading
ARPANET Sends the First Electronic Mail Message
The second ARPANET email message using the @ ("at") sign was sent by computer engineer, Ray Tomlinson at BBN Technologies Continue reading
First Electronic Mail Message Sent
The first electronic mail message was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself as a test of the ARPANET's messaging capabilities Continue reading
Treatise on Computer Theory
English mathematician and computing pioneer Alan Mathison Turing published the computer theory, On Computable Numbers, with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem in 1937. Continue reading
Guide to Email Etiquette
Guide to E-mail Etiquette was written by Bernie Greenberg of Symbolics Incorporated, located in Woburn, MA, USA on April 11, 1984. Continue reading
Worldwide Computer Ownership in 1990
Worldwide personal computer ownership exceeded 100,000,000 in 1990 or 93% of total computer usage. Continue reading
Introduction of the Dot Matrix Printer
Seiko introduced the dot-matrix printer during the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading
Internet Host Providers Exceed 1,000
Internet host providers exceeds 1,000 in 1984. Continue reading