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On This Week in Tech History...
Submitted by rikki on June 13, 2012 - 3:56 pm
Peter Salus sent us this history to share:
June 13:
- In 1831, James Clerk Maxwell is born
- In 1942, the first V-2 rocket is launched at Peenemunde
- In 1973, J. White issues RFC 524: "Proposed Mail Protocol"
June 14:
- In 1951, UNIVAC 1, the first commercial computer, is put into service
- In 1971, A. Bhushan, et al., issue RFC 176: "Comments on `Byte size for connections' "
June 15:
- In 1215, King John signs the Magna Carta
- In 1951, UNIVAC 1 is dedicated
June 16:
- In 1904, Leopold Bloom and Stephen Daedalus walk around Dublin
- In 1993, Marshall Rose issues RFC 1460: "Post Office Protocol - Version 3"
June 17:
- In 1988, Microsoft releases MS DOS 4.0
- In 1993, R. Ullman issues RFC 1475: "TP/IX: The Next Internet"
June 18:
- In 1815, the Duke of Wellington and Bluecher defeat Napoleon's army at Waterloo
- In 1975, Jon Postel issues RFC 694: "Protocol Information"
June 19:
- In 1623, Blaise Pascal is born
- In 1973, N. Vaughan & "Jake" Feinler issue RFC 518: "ARPANET accounts"
June 20:
- In 1793, Eli Whitney applies for a patent on the cotton gin
- In 1990, K. Lougheed & Y. Rekhter issue RFC 1163: "A Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)"