Category Archives: Networking

Computer trivia: What company incessantly hyped dot-com investing with the tagline: “Believe in yourself”?Answer: Ameritrade.

Computer trivia: What senior Democrat’s interest in getting a few computers for the office resulted in his becoming the first U.S. senator with an Internet home page?Answer: Ted Kennedy’s.

Computer trivia: What online company grew from Pierre Omiyar’s efforts to find a broader market for his wife’s collection of Pez dispensers?Answer: eBay.

Computer trivia: What giant Internet outfit scooped up Netscape in a bid to corner the browser market?Answer: America Online.

Computer trivia: What was the first fast-food restaurant to offer patrons 20 free minutes of Internet time?Answer: Burger King.

Computer trivia: What computer hardware outfit ditched retail for mail-order to become the top direct-sale vendor?Answer: Dell.

Computer trivia: What company incessantly hyped dot-com investing with the tagline: “Believe in yourself”?Answer: Ameritrade.

Computer trivia: What company hyped its Jaguar as the first 64-bit gaming system, because it had two 32-bit processors running in parallel?Answer: Atari.

Computer trivia: What company distributed free Reader software to encourage the use of its flagship Acrobat desktop publishing system?Answer: Adobe.

Computer trivia: What company distributed free Reader software to encourage the use of its flagship Acrobat desktop publishing system?Answer: Adobe.