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- Anandtech shut down abruptly, August 30, 2024Aug 28, 2026Dave Farquhar
At the end of August 2024, Anandtech shut down rather suddenly and unexpectedly, ending a run that dated back to April 3, 1997. I thought about writing something at the time, but really needed longer to collect my thoughts. I The post Anandtech shut down abruptly, August 30, 2024 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- TEAC founded in 1953, sort ofAug 27, 2026Dave Farquhar
On August 29, 1953, the Tokyo Television Acoustic Company was founded. Later in the decade it merged with the Tokyo Electro-Acoustic Company, and the combined company took the name TEAC. The combined company specialized in designing and manufacturing tape recorders. The post TEAC founded in 1953, sort of appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Digg v4 and lessons not learnedAug 26, 2026Dave Farquhar
Digg was a high flying news aggregation site from the early web 2.0 era that still exists today, but really in name only. It serves as a cautionary too for why high profile websites tend not to make major changes The post Digg v4 and lessons not learned appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Linux first announced August 25, 1991Aug 25, 2026Dave Farquhar
On August 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds wrote a message that changed the world. He didn’t expect that when he wrote it, that’s clear from the message and some of the replies. He had something he wanted to share with his The post Linux first announced August 25, 1991 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Windows 95 released August 24, 1995Aug 24, 2026Dave Farquhar
It was on August 24, 1995 that Windows 95 was released, amidst much anticipation. It was the most widely anticipated Windows release of all time, and the runner up really isn’t close. The idea of people lining up for blocks The post Windows 95 released August 24, 1995 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Microsoft QuickBasic rememberedAug 21, 2026Dave Farquhar
Microsoft QuickBasic was a commercially available programming language for MS-DOS, initially released August 18, 1985. Qbasic, the Basic interpreter included with MS-DOS versions 5 and 6, was a cut-down version of QuickBasic. Most notably, the bundled version lacked the ability The post Microsoft QuickBasic remembered appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Adobe Systems IPO August 20, 1986Aug 20, 2026Dave Farquhar
On August 20, 1986, Adobe Systems held its initial public offering. Priced at around $11 per share, Adobe has split its stock six times since. Adobe: The sleeper tech stock of 1986 1986 was a good year for tech stocks. The post Adobe Systems IPO August 20, 1986 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- Chuck Peddle joins MOS Technology, August 19, 1974Aug 19, 2026Dave Farquhar
On August 19, 1974, Chuck Peddle, Bill Mensch, Rod Orgill, Harry Bawcom, Ray Hirt, Terry Holdt, Wil Mathys, and Mike Janes quit their jobs at Motorola to venture out on their own, joining MOS Technology. The eight had worked on The post Chuck Peddle joins MOS Technology, August 19, 1974 appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- What happened to Egghead SoftwareAug 18, 2026Dave Farquhar
Egghead Software was a US retail store that sold computer software from 1984 to 2001. It declared bankruptcy 25 years ago this week, on August 18, 2001, after an attempted reinvention as a dotcom selling online failed. Why did Egghead The post What happened to Egghead Software appeared first on The Silicon Underground.
- When the Internet reached half of US householdsAug 17, 2026Dave Farquhar
August 17, 2000 was a major milestone for the Internet. You could argue it’s the day the Internet went mainstream, completing the transition from something computer science students used in college to something their parents would use to buy books The post When the Internet reached half of US households appeared first on The Silicon Underground.