10Oct, 2022

Celebrating Ada Lovelace day

What is Ada Lovelace Day? Ada Lovelace Day is a day to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM. It…

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27Jan, 2022

This week in CS History – 27/1/2010 – Steve Jobs presents the Apple iPad

Steve Jobs presents the Apple iPad January 27th 2010. It went on to be another massive success for Apple but…

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19Jan, 2022

This week in CS History – 22/1/1984 – Apple launches the Macintosh

Apple launched the Macintosh (also known as the Macintosh 128K) on January 22, 1984. The Macintosh was the first commercially…

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25Nov, 2021

This week in CS History – 21/11/1969 – The beginning of the internet takes shape

On 21/11/1969 the first permanent link was made between UCLA and Stanford Research Institute in the United States on what…

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17Nov, 2021

This week in CS History – 15/11/2001 Microsoft releases its first console Xbox

Microsoft’s first foray into the console market sparked confusion upon it’s initial release. Microsoft were well known for their operating…

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10Nov, 2021

This week in CS History – 10/11/1983 Windows 1.0 is introduced by Microsoft

Microsoft introduced their first foray into graphical user interface operating systems with Microsoft Windows 1.0 in New York on 10th…

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03Nov, 2021

This week in CS History – 2nd November 1988 – Morris Worm was distributed via the Internet

The Morris Worm was the first worm to spread over the internet and cause large scale infection. It was released…

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05Oct, 2021

This day in CS History – 5th October 2011 – Steve Jobs passes away

Steve Jobs is best known as the co-founder and CEO of the American multinational technology company Apple. He was instrumental…

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