Amaya Toman In today's installment of our Back to the Past series, we commemorate the arrival of two different devices - the IBM 7090 transistor electronic computer, and Barnes & Noble's Nook electronic book reader.
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The hellishly expensive IBM 7090 (1959)
On November 30, 1959, the IBM 7090 computer saw the light of day. It was one of the first all-transistor electronic computers of the time. The IBM 7090 computer was able to perform 229000 calculations per second, and found its use, for example, in the military sector. The Air Force used this model to launch a ballistic missile early warning system, in 1964 two IBM 7090 computers served the American SABER Airlines for the purpose of interconnecting branches in dozens of different cities.
Nook Reader by Barnes & Noble (2009)
On November 30, 2009, Barnes & Noble released its e-book reader called the Nook. The Nook e-book reader was available in two versions – with Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity and only with Wi-Fi connectivity. The first generation Nook reader featured a primary six-inch e-ink display and a secondary small color touchscreen that served as the primary input device. Sales of the Wi-Fi version of the Nook reader were discontinued at the end of 2011.
