48 years ago this week, Radio Shack introduced its TRS-80 computer. Tandy hoped to sell 5,000 units but 250,000 people signed up for the waiting list, shattering expectations. An ecosystem quickly sprung up around it. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/radio-shacks-trs-80-introduced-aug-3-1977/

It was 29 years ago today that Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing. Do you still have an NT4 box lurking in your corporate network somewhere? #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/windows-nt-4-0-released-to-manufacturing-july-31-1996/

The first Energy Star computer reached the market 32 years ago today. The IBM PS/2 E used an odd mashup of technology to get power consumption down to a stunning 24 watts, but its relatively low performance limited it to 6 months on the market. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/ibm-ps-2-e-the-first-energy-star-computer/

29 years ago today, Caldera sued Microsoft for antitrust violations. Caldera proved Win95 has DOS under it, Microsoft settled for $280 million, but then, in a surprising twist, someone else ended up suing Caldera. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-caldera-microsoft-lawsuit-of-1996/

On July 23, Commodore introduced its Amiga 1000 computer. It featured pre-emptive multitasking, high-color graphics, stereo sound, and a slick graphical user interface. What year was it? 1985. Yes, 40 years ago. This computer was a decade ahead of its time. #retrocomputing #commodore #amiga https://dfarq.homeip.net/amiga-1000-ten-years-ahead-of-its-time/

50 years ago, on July 22, 1975, MITS licensed Altair Basic from Microsoft, leading to the first Microsoft product coming to market. It sold $16K worth in the first year. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-first-microsoft-product/

23 years ago, on July 21, 2002, MCI Worldcom went bankrupt. Although it's been eclipsed since, at the time it was the largest corporate bankruptcy in history and the corruption that led to it quickly became a scandal. It was a stunning fall for a company that was supposed to rival companies like AT&T and Verizon. https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-mci-worldcom-merger-bankruptcy-and-scandal/

57 years ago today, CPU maker Intel was founded. But Intel wasn't about CPUs at first. In this blog post, we explore how its primary business became CPUs, where the name "Intel" came from, and why it was more desirable than others they considered. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/intel-founded-july-18-1968/

It's world emoji day. Did you know we had emojis in the 1980s and 1990s? We did. They were invented in 1982. In this blog post, we look at how emojis worked without graphics, where we used them before the Internet, and how they proliferated. #retrocomputing https://dfarq.homeip.net/emoticons-in-the-80s-and-90s-we-had-em/

29 years ago this week, German PC maker Escom went bankrupt, less than two years after acquiring Commodore's assets. Were Commodore and Amiga cursed? Or were there other reasons Escom went bankrupt? #retrocomputing #retrogaming https://dfarq.homeip.net/reasons-for-escoms-bankruptcy/