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The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

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Blog posts tagged with 'History'

Friday, December 16

Flashback Friday

By Brad

In 1983, Apple released its Apple IIe personal computer. At the time, its graphics and interface were state of the art. Now, well…not so much.

Friday, December 02

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Ah, 1982. E.T. was the biggest movie in history, video games were rising in popularity, and George Plimpton was a pitch man for a new device called the Intellivision.

Friday, November 18

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Here’s an official NASA video on the wonders of computers.

Friday, November 11

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Before the smartphone there was the amazing Motorola Flip Phone! Operators were standing by!

Friday, November 04

Flashback Friday

By Brad

This week, let’s take a trip back to 1993 and a CBC report on something new and mysterious called “The Internet.”

Friday, October 28

Flashback Friday

By Brad

This week, a futuristic look at the Internet — from 1969.

Friday, October 21

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Here’s something adorable to finish out your week: A 1984 segment from Sesame Street where kids are asked the question, “What is a computer?”

Friday, October 14

Flashback Friday

By Brad

In honor of this week’s CTIA Enterprise and Applications Convention in San Diego, this week’s historic nugget is what’s widely considered to be the first cellphone commercial, courtesy of Centel in 1989. Enjoy the ’80s cheese!

Friday, October 07

Flashback Friday

By Brad

With the passing of Steve Jobs earlier this week, this week’s Flashback Friday video is the famous 1984 Super Bowl ad that helped make the Apple Macintosh a household name.

Thursday, October 06

Steve Jobs

By Brad

For a man who was just 56 years old, he sure did a lot to change the world. The New York Times’ obituary is here. And this video of his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford is worth watching.

Friday, September 30

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Before he rose to stardom in such movies as Bull Durham and Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner did a stint as a pitchman for none other than Apple computers.

Friday, September 16

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Pete Rose and Don Knotts (now that’s a pair for the ages) would like to introduce you to the amazing Atari home video game system.

Friday, September 09

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Introducing Radio Shack’s affordable, transportable cellular telephone!

Friday, August 05

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Once upon a time (as in the 1970s), Xerox was blazing the personal computer trail.

Thursday, July 21

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Captain Kirk would like to tell you about the wonders of the Commodore Vic-20 personal computer.

Friday, July 01

Flashback Friday

By Brad

This week, let’s look back on Apple’s pre-cursor to the iPad: Newton.

Friday, June 24

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Friday, June 17

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Let’s take a trip back to 1989, when a company called Centel introduced you to a new device called the “cellular phone.”

Friday, June 10

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Let Bill Cosby introduce you to the Texas Instruments home computer.

Friday, June 03

Flashback Friday

By Brad

Let’s take a trip back to 1966, when owning your own “computer” was a far-out idea.

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