… 1980: The Apple III is unveiled at the National Computer Conference in Anaheim, California. The computer will cost between $4,340 and $7,800 depending on the features and offers, among other things, a 2 MHz “fast” 6502A processor, a 5.25-inch floppy drive and 128 KiByte of RAM.
… 2005: The final version(s) of the Netscape browser are released. First 8.0, then a few hours later 8.01, which contains some security updates that Firefox 1.0.4 also offers. According to Netscape, the latter browser, based on the same basis, is responsible for discontinuing its own software in addition to the realignment of Netscape owner AOL. Netscape was the market leader in the early days of the Internet and later Microsoft's worst opponent in the battle for Internet users.
• Curiosity: In 1987, an American received a patent for a device for preserving the life of a (severed) head…