[today in history] May 29: the pioneer of sharing software was born; Chromebox launched; VoodooPC founder was born

Arrangement | Wang Qilong

through 「 Today in history 」, Look at the future from the past , You can change the future from now on .

It's today 2022 year 5 month 29 Japan , stay 1985 Years of today , Eastman Kodak has launched a new product called Ektaprint Electronic publishing system of electronic publishing system , Designed to allow companies to edit 、 Print and update the text and graphics of your publication . This value 50,000 The dollar system consists of Sun Microsystems Inc.、Canon Inc. and Interleaf Inc. Early versions of the design , And after the release , Any computer user can use the system for only a few hundred dollars . Review the history of computers 5 month 29 Japan , What other key events have happened on this day ？

1949 year 5 month 29 Japan ： Shareware pioneer Bob Wallace born

Picture source ： Wikipedia

Bob · Wallace （Bob Wallace） Born in 1949 year 5 month 29 Japan , He is an American software developer 、 Programmers and Microsoft's ninth employee . As a young man, Wallace worked in a retail computer store in Seattle , In bill · After gates put up a sign ad for programmers , He learned about Microsoft there . He is in 1978 Year as the 9 Employees joined Microsoft . His first project at Microsoft was to connect computers to IBM Selectric typewriter , So that the company can print the software manual . He is TI BASIC The main developers of .

Bob · Wallace is “ shareware ”（Shareware） The word" ​​ Creator ,1983 He left Microsoft and set up his own business , pioneered QuickSoft, Then he wrote a word processing software , be known as “PC-Write”, And call it a “Shareware”,“PC-Write” Become the first to be called “ shareware ” The program . Essentially , Shareware is computer software that does not open source code . Sharing software for commercial purposes shall be tried before bought （try before you buy） The pattern of , Provide free trial with limited functions or time for software users , It is used to evaluate whether it meets your own use needs , Then decide whether to purchase the license and continue to use the software . Rather than commercial shareware , Mostly free software （freeware）, Amateur programmer “ Exhibition ” Its design talent , Provide free services for other software enthusiasts .

source ： Wikipedia 、 Baidu Encyclopedia

1973 year 5 month 29 Japan ：VoodooPC founder Rahul Sood born

Picture source ： Wikipedia

Rahul Sood yes Irreverent Labs Of CEO And co founders ,Unikrn Former CEO, And is VoodooPC The founder of .Voodoo Computers It's a PC Luxury brands and companies , It was founded on 1991 year , It was originally a niche company located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada PC Manufacturer , On 2006 Acquired by HP in , To 2013 year ,Voodoo The name is no longer used , Instead, HP's new brand name Omen, stay 2020 Years ago, the same logo was used . stay VoodooPC After being acquired by HP ,Rahul Sood On 2010 year 11 Announced his resignation in May .

2010 year 12 month , Worked with a number of start-ups 18 Years later, ,Rahul Sood Announced to join Microsoft , And began to serve as the general manager of the system experience of Microsoft interactive entertainment business . After he founded Microsoft Ventures And soon after becoming the general manager , He is in 2014 year 11 Resigned in May .2014 year 11 month , He founded the e-sports platform Unikrn, And raised... In the seed round financing 250 Thousands of dollars .Rahul The company Unikrn Under his leadership in 2015 Created in 2003 Unikoin Tokens, , And in the next two years, they built their platform around virtual tokens .2017 year , They transfer the token to the public blockchain on the Ethereum main network , Finally through ICO Process sold 3100 Thousands of dollars .2021 year 8 month , International interactive entertainment company Entain Acquired Unikrn.

source ： Wikipedia 、 Baidu Encyclopedia

2012 year 5 month 29 Japan ： Samsung launched ChromeBox

Picture source ： Wikipedia

Chromebox Is to run Google Of Chrome OS A Mini PC product of operating system , The product supports Internet connection and Bluetooth technology .Chromebox Main operation Web Applications , But you can also install Android Applications . Google in 2011 In the first half of the year, it was officially released to supply various manufacturers , Built in “Chrome OS” Can be in x86 or ARM Both microprocessors execute . The first Chromebox Released by Samsung , On 2012 year 5 month 29 Made its debut on , function 1.3 GHz The two cores of Intel Celeron processor 867, There are six USB 2.0 Port and two and HDMI、DVI and VGA Compatible DisplayPort ++ slot .

2014 year 2 month , Google will Intel Core i7 Chromebox With business video conferencing package 、1080p HD camera module 、 External microphone / The speaker is bundled with the remote control ; This kind of Chromebox for Meetings The system is better than other mainstream video conferencing systems at that time （ such as Cisco and Polycom The system of ） Thousands of dollars cheaper .2014 year 3 month , ASUS in Chromebox The low end of the market has set a new price ——179 dollar , Since then, there has been a boom in cost performance , HP 、 Acer and Dell have joined the entry-level market . Mini computers are known for their small size and portability , But most people prefer to use notebooks , Which do you think is more suitable for your job needs ？ Welcome to this poll , Share your insights in the comments section .

【 Welcome to contribute 】 Take history as a mirror , We can know the rise and fall . Computer science has developed so far , There are many crucial events 、 figure , Welcome all friends to build 「 Today in history 」, Send email ：[email protected] .