[today in history] June 10: Apple II came out; Microsoft acquires gecad; The scientific and technological pioneer who invented the word "software engineering" was born

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It's today 2022 year 6 month 10 Japan , stay 2006 year , The state has made a great contribution from 2006 Every year since 6 The second Saturday of the month is for China “ Cultural heritage day ” Decision , Today in that year , It is the first time that our country has ushered in “ Cultural heritage day ”; since 2017 From the year onwards , The country will be 6 On the second Saturday of the month “ Cultural heritage day ”, The adjustment is set to “ Cultural and natural heritage day ”. Tomorrow is this year's “ Cultural heritage day ” 了 ,2022 The theme of the year is “ Cultural relics protection ： Advance with the times People share ”, Do you know any famous cultural relics in China ？

Today in computer history , There is also a scientific and technological “ World class cultural relics ” The birth of , That's Apple's famous work ：Apple II（ Apple two ）.Apple II It is the first popular personal computer produced by apple , It also has built-in BASIC programing language , Make programming easy , Thus, the revolution of personal computer all over the world was started . Let's review the history of science and technology 6 month 10 Japan , Take a look at the key events that took place on this day .

1924 year 6 month 10 Japan ： Pioneer in data structure design Friedrich Bauer born

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Friedrich, a pioneer of German computer science · Bauer （Friedrich Ludwig " Fritz " Bauer） Born in 1924 Years of today , He is a professor at Munich University of technology , yes “ Software Engineering ”（Software Engineering） The inventor of this word . Bauer Yu 1942 Obtained a university diploma in , And during World War II in 1943 - 1945 He served in the national defense force in . from 1946 - 1950 year , Bauer studied mathematics and theoretical physics at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich , And in 1952 In Fritz Bopp Got a doctorate under the guidance of . since 1963 From the year onwards , Friedrich · Bauer began his career as a professor of mathematics and computer science at the Technical University of Munich .1989 year , Bauer officially retired .

Bauer was the developer of imperative computer programming languages ALGOL 58、 And its successors ALGOL 60 And all the important predecessors of modern imperative programming languages . After having this work experience , With his own influence, Bauer began to build the computer science discipline of the motherland , Finally, computer science was established as an independent discipline in German universities ; Before that , Computer science is generally considered a part of mathematics by most countries in the world .1967 year , Bauer held his first lecture on computer science at a German University at the Munich Institute of technology , The subject is information processing .

1968 year , Bauer created software engineering （Software Engineering） The term , The term has since been widely used , And has become a subject of computer science .1972 year , Bauer added the following definitions to software engineering ：“ Establish and use sound engineering principles , To economically obtain software that is reliable and runs effectively on real machines .” Before retirement , Bauer became 39 The tutor of a doctoral student ,2014 year , The Munich Institute of technology was renamed the largest lecture hall in the Department of Informatics building in his name . He is also a member of the German information society 19 One of the founding members .2015 year 3 month 26 Japan , Friedrich · Bauer died , At the age of 90 year .

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1977 year 6 month 10 Japan ：Apple II sale

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1977 At the West Coast Computer Exhibition , Two young men showed off their microcomputers in front of the crowd Apple II, It's mainly by Steve · Wozniak designed ; By Steve · Jobs oversaw the development of its foam shell ; from Rod Holt Complete switching power supply .Apple II The release of the PC marks the first time that Apple will launch a personal computer for the consumer market —— This brand will be available to families all over the United States , Not businessmen or computer enthusiasts .Apple II Overall by Apple I modified , The core functions include color display , With packaging shell , Built in sound function and based on BASIC Programming language .Apple II It is also the first popular personal computer produced by apple , Started the revolution of personal computers all over the world .

1977 year 6 month 10 Japan ,Apple II Officially launched in the United States , Several different models have been put on the market , And the most popular models have been 1990 The times have only changed a little . until 1993 In so far , Apple estimates that it has produced 5－6 Million parts Apple II. stay 1980－1990 years ,Apple II It has become the standard computer actually used in the American education system . Till today , The United States still has some Apple II Still in the classroom , And can be used normally .Apple II In business 、 It is very popular between home and school users , Especially in the world's first form software “VisiCalc” After coming out , The software had only Apple II Can run , A complete monopoly has been achieved .

Apple II There was only one guide in the original operation ROM Built in BASIC Programming language interpreters are available , Later, with the addition of floppy disk drive “Apple DOS”. The last edition Apple DOS yes “Apple DOS 3.3”, later Apple DOS By ProDOS Instead, it supports tiered file systems and large capacity storage devices , Can use floppy disk or hard disk . Besides Apple II You can also use UCSD Pascal operating system ,UCSD Binary format and contains IBM-PC Compatible with other computer systems . Use Z80 Interface ,Apple II It can also be executed CP/M On the operating system WordStar and dBase Software .

Apple later tried to replicate Apple II The success of the , But its research and development Lisa Computers and Macintosh Computers have failed in business .1990 s ,Macintosh Our product line takes over Apple II series , But even in Macintosh After the listing , Apple II Still a major source of revenue for apple for several years ：Apple II The related first-party developer and retailer community used to be a business with an annual revenue of more than $1 billion .1993 year 10 month 15 Japan , The last one Apple II Remove from the product line , It symbolizes the end of an era .

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2003 year 6 month 10 Japan ： Microsoft acquisition GECAD Software Anti virus technology

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GECAD Software Computer aided design in Romania （CAD） Software development company , from Radu Georgescu On 1992 Founded in . as time goes on ,GECAD The focus of the project is from CAD Software transfer to safety related software , The main one is anti-virus software .GECAD The most famous product Reliable Antivirus On 1994 First developed in .2003 year , In the world 60 A country / The region has accumulated more than 1000 After 10000 users , Its anti-virus technology has been Microsoft Acquisition ; Before that , In the same year, Microsoft 5 In June, it announced the establishment of virus information alliance with third-party anti-virus manufacturers （VIA）.

2004 year ,GECAD Software Restructured its entire business and became GECAD The group . New GECAD The group began to invest in companies with high growth potential , These companies have the ability to innovate and provide new ideas and products in their markets . Investment is mainly concentrated in software and high-tech companies , Including security software 、 Cloud technology 、 Electronic Commerce 、 Cryptocurrency and payment methods .2005 year ,GECAD The Group invested to create Avangate E-commerce payment platform . Microsoft is acquiring GECAD After that, we began to accumulate anti-virus technical talents , And in 2004 year 12 month 16 On the th, he bought GIANT company , Ultimately based on GIANT Software and technology accumulated by itself , Developed today Microsoft Defender The forerunner of ：Microsoft AntiSpyware.

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