Layoffs are latest twist in Utah’s rich tech history

Utahns’ rapid embrace of computers and the rise of Silicon Slopes can be traced to a rich tech history in the state.

(University of Utah) The computer center of the University of Utah in 1970. In 1969, the university became one of the four original “nodes” of the ARPANET, the computer network that eventually spawned the internet of today.

Layoffs are latest twist in Utah’s rich tech history

Utahns’ rapid embrace of computers and the rise of Silicon Slopes can be traced to a rich tech history in the state.

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