C-D school board denies 2 posts Oct 17, 2009
The board voted 4-2, with two abstentions and one member absent, to appoint Mary Savoia-Brady to a probationary position as a microcomputer operator in the business office. But lacking the five-vote majority, the motion to appoint her failed. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Gaming milestone for Elite game Sep 22, 2009
Elite was released on 20 September 1984 for the BBC Microcomputer and was one of the first games to use 3D graphics ... "This was a game we wrote many years ago for an ancient computer called the BBC Micro. "We did this while we were at university and never expected it to be popular, let alone such a life-changing event," he added. Ian Livingstone, creative director at games firm Eidos, said Elite was a "milestone in gaming history". "This was one of the premier British titles that put UK... (BBC News -- Technology)
Cisco's Ballard Retiring In September Aug 6, 2009
In 1977, she joined Savin, an office-equipment manufacturer known mostly for its plain-paper copiers, and later worked for dial-up modem manufacturer Hayes Microcomputer Products. She joined Scientific-Atlanta in 1995 and has remained with the company. (Multichannel News)
Huntkey Announces X7 Global Release Conference Jul 30, 2009
Top IT media from mainland China and Hong Kong including PConline, MicroComputer, Popular Computer Week, PC3, CPU etc. will be invited to attend the conference held in Shenzhen on August 5. (PR Newswire)
Career highlights Jun 30, 2009
Steve Jobs and Steve WozniakJune 5, 1977It was the summer of 1977 and Jimmy Carter was in the White House when Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak began selling the Apple II, the first commercially successful mass-produced microcomputer. The circuitry and most of the software was Wozniak's work, but it was Jobs who made the key marketing decisions: to create a fully-assembled PC board, to name it after a fruit, to encase it in plastic and give it the look of a kitchen appliance, to invite venture... (CNN -- Money)
Computer memory May 28, 2009
A real treat was an original Sinclair ZX80, the calculator-like microcomputer with that horrendously hard to type on plastic keypad. Next to that, there was a Commodore Vic 20, my first ever computer. (BBC News -- Technology)
