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Yesterday’s & today’s moments in tech history 👇️

🗓️ On this day in tech – Nov 10, 1983
Microsoft introduced Windows 1.0 — its first graphical interface for PCs. 🖥️

It brought menus, tiled windows, and mouse support for the first time — a big step that changed how we used computers. 💡

The Origin of Cloud Computing: Timesharing

💡 Before Cloud Computing, There Was Timesharing (1950s)

Back in the 1950s, computers were giant machines that only one person could use at a time. Then came a man named Fernando J. Corbató, who changed everything.

He introduced timesharing — a system that let many people use one computer at the same time.

Instead of everyone owning their own computer, people connected their terminals (screen + keyboard) to a single main computer.
That computer divided its time among users so fast that each person felt like they had their own personal computer.

💭 Sounds familiar?
That’s exactly how cloud computing works today.
We connect our devices to massive servers (like Google, AWS, or OpenAI) and share their power, storage, and intelligence.

So next time you open Google Docs or ChatGPT, remember — it all started with a 1950s idea called Timesharing 💻

November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM

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On this day 👇
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🗓️ On this day in tech – Nov 9, 2004
Mozilla Firefox 1.0 was released! 🦊🌐
It brought tab browsing and pop-up blocking — changing how we used the web. 🚀

A big step forward for how we surfed online.

November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM

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Motorola’s Deep Connect helps Indian coal miners talk to their families from underground — using walkie-talkies linked to 5G phones.
Simple idea. Big impact.

🎥 Video in Tamil.

November 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM

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🗓️ On this day in tech – Nov 7, 2013
Twitter joined the New York Stock Market! 📈
Its share price jumped from $26 to $45 on the first day.

That day, social media entered Wall Street. 🐦💰
#TechHistory #TechConsumers

November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM

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🗓️ On this day in tech – Nov 6, 1980
Microsoft made a deal with IBM to build the OS for its new PC — the handshake that created MS-DOS and shaped every computer since. 💻🤝
#TechHistory #Microsoft #IBM #OnThisDay #TechConsumers

November 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM

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Thank you, Mozilla.
Founded today in 2005—not for profit, but for purpose.
No shareholders. No dividends.
Just Firefox, Thunderbird, and a mission to keep the web open and accessible for everyone.

August 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM

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As a user of both Google and Microsoft, I’ve felt the difference.
One feels smoother, the other feels… corporate.
Watch how I break it down. 👇
#UserExperience #GoogleVsMicrosoft #TechConsumers #tamil #techtamil #generaluser #earlydays #india #tamilnadu

July 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM

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Safari browser for Windows launched (June 11, 2007): Apple brought its Safari browser to Windows XP SP2 and later systems—this broadened its reach beyond macOS. However, Windows support ended in 2012

June 11, 2025 at 5:03 AM

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Perplexity AI Mocking Google
#google #perplexity #tech #MemeCulture #TechHumor #tamiltech #techmemes #AI

April 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Everyone says AI, AI — but AI isn’t everything. It’s just a part of tech. Many companies add AI just to follow the trend, not to offer real value. Some even sell sensors as “AI.” Like how computers were once hyped as everything, AI too is only a part of the bigger tech picture.

April 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM