TechFact: CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.
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TechFact: The Apollo Guidance Computer had far less memory than a cheap modern calculator, yet it helped take humans to the Moon.
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TechFact: The 3.5-inch floppy became popular partly because its hard plastic shell survived pockets, bags and school desks better.
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Jun 13
TechFact: Intel's 4004, released in 1971, is widely regarded as the first commercial microprocessor.
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Jun 13
TechFact: Microsoft Excel first launched on the Macintosh before becoming dominant on Windows.
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Jun 12
TechFact: TCP/IP became ARPANET's standard protocol on 1 January 1983, a key step toward the modern internet.
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Jun 11
TechFact: Apple's first Macintosh in 1984 popularised the graphical interface for ordinary personal computer buyers.
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Jun 11
TechFact: The first emoji set was created in Japan in the late 1990s for mobile internet services.
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Jun 11
TechFact: The first ENIAC programmers were women, including Kay McNulty, Betty Jennings, Betty Snyder, Marlyn Wescoff, Fran Bilas and Ruth Lichterman.
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Jun 11
TechFact: Raspberry Pi launched in 2012 to make affordable computing and programming education more accessible.
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Jun 10
TechFact: PDF was introduced by Adobe in the 1990s to preserve document layout across different computers.
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Jun 10
TechFact: Engelbart's 1968 demo also showed hypertext, video conferencing, collaborative editing and windows in one session.
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Jun 10
TechFact: The first Android phone, the HTC Dream/T-Mobile G1, had a slide-out physical keyboard.
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Jun 10
TechFact: The computer mouse was publicly demonstrated by Douglas Engelbart in 1968 during the "Mother of All Demos".
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Jun 9
TechFact: Robert Noyce's silicon integrated circuit at Fairchild helped make chips practical to manufacture at scale.
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Jun 8
TechFact: The first iPhone launched in 2007 without an App Store. Native third-party apps arrived in 2008.
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Jun 7
TechFact: The Sega Dreamcast shipped with a built-in modem, making online console gaming feel futuristic in 1998.
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Jun 7
TechFact: Wi-Fi was not originally a word for wireless internet. It was a consumer-friendly brand name for IEEE 802.11 networking.
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Jun 7
TechFact: Tetris was created in the Soviet Union in 1984 by Alexey Pajitnov.
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