April 9, 1999 - the first production active directory domain
April 9, 1999 - the first production active directory domain
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One Decade Later: A Look Back at Microsoft's Internal Launc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK-QCdRX1yY
Believe it or not its the 10th Anniversary of Active Directory! What better way to celebrate it than with a look back at the internal AD deployment on Micro...
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to
How a single buck bought bragging rights in the battle to port Windows 95 to
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The dollar bet that booted Windows into history
https://www.theregister.com/2024/03/28/plummer_windows_95_nt/
It reached the desktop and then ...
Launched on 25 March 1995, The WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website.
Launched on 25 March 1995, The WikiWikiWeb is the first wiki, or user-editable website.
The Lost Worlds of Telnet
The Lost Worlds of Telnet
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The Lost Worlds of Telnet
https://thenewstack.io/the-lost-worlds-of-telnet/
Most people think of Telnet as "that thing I used to use to remotely access servers." But a few hearty souls are still keeping their Telnet services online — and it's a great way to experience some good old-fashioned time-wasting fun!
February 28, 1956 MIT's Forrester Receives Patent on "Core" Memory
February 28, 1956 MIT's Forrester Receives Patent on "Core" Memory
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February 28: MIT's Forrester Receives Patent on "Core" Memory | This Day in History | Computer History Museum
https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/february/28/#mits-forrester-receives-patent-on-core-memory
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
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Inventor of NTP protocol that keeps time on billions of devices dies at age 85
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/inventor-of-ntp-protocol-that-keeps-time-on-billions-of-devices-dies-at-age-85/
Dave Mills created NTP, the protocol that holds the temporal Internet together, in 1985.
After 32 years, one of the ’Net’s oldest software archives is shutting down
After 32 years, one of the ’Net’s oldest software archives is shutting down
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After 34 years, one of the ’Net’s oldest software archives is shutting down
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/after-32-years-one-of-the-nets-oldest-software-archives-is-shutting-down/
Hobbes OS/2 Archive: "As of April 15th, 2024, this site will no longer exist."
Where have all the websites gone?
Where have all the websites gone?
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Where have all the websites gone?
https://www.fromjason.xyz/p/notebook/where-have-all-the-websites-gone/
It feels like all the cool websites from the late 2000s are gone. But maybe we are looking at this the wrong way. Maybe it is us who vanished.
January 10: Donald Knuth Born | This Day in History | Computer History Museum
January 10: Donald Knuth Born | This Day in History | Computer History Museum
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January 10: Donald Knuth Born | This Day in History | Computer History Museum
https://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/january/10/#:~:text=What%20Happened%20on%20January%2010th&text=Donald%20Ervin%20Knuth%2C%20best%20known,most%20fundamental%20computer%20science%20procedures.
RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed
RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed
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RIP Microsoft WordPad. You Will Be Missed
https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-wordpad-gone-windows-11-1851144100
It's truly the end of an era as we say farewell to a real one.