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- Nintendo Famicom and the secret of Nintendo’s successJul 14, 2026Dave Farquhar
On July 15, 1983, the Famicom, or Family Computer, launched in Japan. Despite the name, the Family Computer was a game console, and it went on to shatter the Atari 2600’s record for the most sales worldwide by a game The post Nintendo Famicom and the secret of Nintendo’s success appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Code Red worm, July 13, 2001Jul 13, 2026Dave Farquhar
Code Red was a computer worm that exploited one of the earliest notorious Microsoft vulnerabilities, a buffer overflow in Microsoft IIS. It is credited as the first large scale mixed threat attack against enterprise networks. Code Red was released July The post Code Red worm, July 13, 2001 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Gary Kildall’s death investigationJul 10, 2026Dave Farquhar
Gary Kildall’s death investigation, or the seeming lack thereof, has taken on mythical proportions. Gary Kildall’s story seems to have that effect on people. Just like the story of Kildall allegedly going flying instead of meeting with IBM in August The post Gary Kildall’s death investigation appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Monorail: Pioneering $999 PCs from 1996Jul 09, 2026Dave Farquhar
Monorail was a short-lived PC vendor from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Founded November 2, 1995, they were the first company to sell a Pentium-class PC including a display for under $1,000. And Monorail PCs were the first desktop The post Monorail: Pioneering $999 PCs from 1996 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- How Donkey Kong toppled AtariJul 08, 2026Dave Farquhar
In July 1981, at the height of Pac-Man fever, Nintendo released its third stand up arcade game. This game, Donkey Kong, took over as the most popular arcade game in the world, but it had a lasting repercussions. It irreversibly The post How Donkey Kong toppled Atari appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Ray Kassar, former Atari CEOJul 07, 2026Dave Farquhar
Raymond Edward Kassar was born January 2, 1928 and died December 10, 2017, aged 89, in Vero Beach, Florida. Ray Kassar was president, and later CEO, of Atari Inc. from 1978 to 1983. Atari’s parent company, Warner Bros, hired him The post Ray Kassar, former Atari CEO appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Why IBM bought LotusJul 06, 2026Dave Farquhar
On July 6, 1995, IBM bought Lotus Development for $3.5 billion. Lotus had once been the second largest software publisher in the world and was worth $5.5 billion at its IPO. Its flagship product, the spreadsheet Lotus 1-2-3, had been The post Why IBM bought Lotus appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Compute!’s Gazette magazine, 1983-1995Jul 03, 2026Dave Farquhar
In July 1983, one of my personal favorite Commodore computer magazines of all time, Compute!’s Gazette, was born. An offshoot of the general computer magazine Compute!, Gazette’s first issue was dated July 1983 and quickly proved successful, closely following the The post Compute!’s Gazette magazine, 1983-1995 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Jack Tramiel and AtariJul 02, 2026Dave Farquhar
On July 2, 1984, Atari got a new owner. After a disastrous 1983, its owner, Warner Communications, wanted out, just a year and a half after Atari had $2 billion in sales. It went from being called the greatest acquisition The post Jack Tramiel and Atari appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- The earliest surviving Tom’s Hardware Guide articleJul 01, 2026Dave Farquhar
The earliest dated article still active on Tom’s Hardware Guide is dated July 1, 1996. It was an article about CPU softmenus, something we pretty much take for granted today, but at the time was only available on select Abit The post The earliest surviving Tom’s Hardware Guide article appeared first on The Silicon Underground.