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Happy Easter to all who celebrate. May it be a peaceful, loving day with family and friends.

1975 – Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft in Albuquerque, NM. The company was founded there simply because that is where Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) is located. The duo was building BASIC for the Altair 8800.

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Historical Events in Technology

• The Yorkshire Posse attacks 13 corporate sites
• Gmail is integrated into Google calendar
• Mosaic is founded. It would later become Netscape Communications Corp.

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1974 – Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) puts out the first ever “Do it yourself” Altair 8800. You would get it through Popular Mechanics Magazine, then assemble it yourself. This is a turning point in home computer setup. The price for an Altair 8800 kit – $397 – and it included Microsoft Altair BASIC.

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Other notes in History of Computers:

• DirectX 9 is released
• RIAA switches from suing users to ISP
• Samuel Clemens patents suspenders

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Last years’ Consumer Electronic Show brought a bevy of new gadgets – some
really changed the way we use electronics. This year, CES is starting up and so
far it looks like we might have another winner. Like last week, I
polled the Techpodcasts panel to get their thoughts of what they expect from the 
show.

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