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    On This Day in Tech History

    Stories Published July 1 Throughout History

    2023

    Historic Tech Events

    Maxis Goes Public

    Maxis Goes Public
    1995

    The company Maxis, best known for the video game SimCity, went public. SimCity is one of a number of games in the SimEarth, SimAnt, and SimLife series that were inspired by Will Wright, a co-founder of Maxis, when he was younger. He co-founded the business with Jeff Braun that let users build virtual towns and defend them from various perils on their home computers.

    Thomas Edison Patented the Electrographic Vote Recorder

    Thomas Edison Patented the Electrographic Vote Recorder
    1869

    Boston, Massachusetts resident Thomas Edison received his first patent (US No. 90,646) for an "electrographic vote recorder." In his patent application, Edison stated: "The object of my invention is to produce an apparatus which records and registers the votes of legislative bodies in an instant — and with great accuracy — avoiding loss of valuable time consumed in counting and registering the votes and names, as done in the usual manner."

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    Collosus Marks Used in World War 2

    Collosus Marks Used in World War 2
    1944

    Colossus Mark 1 was the world’s first electronic digital computer used in the World War II, then 6 months later, the Colossus Mark 2 was the improved version of the Mk 1 which was used at Bletchley Park.

    Microsoft Launches Bing

    Microsoft Launches Bing
    2009

    On this day three years ago, Microsoft launched Bing as a search engine to compete with Google. By incorporating dynamic and high-resolution images of locations and wildlife, Microsoft altered the appearance and feel of a typical search engine, making the Bing homepage an extremely attractive search engine to look at.

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