It's me, Sean, a podcaster exploring the history of computers. Support the show: https://teapawt.net/t.co/NRFUT0meVl
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I found the 6502 episode of the @adventofcomp podcast quite interesting: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Leading up to the April 7, 1964 anniversary of the IBM System/360, @adventofcomp did a trilogy, enjoy!
Episode 124 - The Full 360: adventofcomputing.libsyn.com…
Episode 125 - US v IBM: adventofcomputing.libsyn.com…
Episode 126 - IBM Compatible (No, Not Those): adventofcomputing.libsyn.com…
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@adventofcomp gave the Minstrel 4th a shout out in his Jupiter Ace episode that dropped a few day back youtube.com/watch?v=wxNo91X8…
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"Why do I have six monitors? Because I don't have room for eight." – Terry Pratchett (1948-2015)
ALT Terry Pratchett
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Today would have been the 82nd birthday of Dennis Ritchie, inventor of C and co-creator of Unix: zd.net/2creeZi
(Image v/@SanderFocus, article v/@jperlow & @ZDNET)
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The reconstructed Operations Room of Project Cybersyn, unveiled today in Santiago, looks excellent! If you are in town definitely go check it out - along with the exhibition it is part of. cclm.cl/exposicion/como-dise…
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"Wiring panel boards of data processing equipment is one of Margaret's duties."
ALT A black and white photo of a woman at a desk. Two plugboards are on the desk and she is holding another. She is putting wiring into the plugboards.
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The Intel 8086 microprocessor was introduced in 1978 and led to the x86 architecture in use today. One of its obscure features is the "bus hold", allowing another device to temporarily take over communication with memory. This circuitry is in the upper left corner of the chip.🧵
ALT A die photo of the 8086 with the main functional blocks labeled. The die shows complex lines of metal on its surface connecting the circuitry.
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We are heartbroken. dignitymemorial.com/obituari…
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This is the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time: a 100 MHz FPGA-based pin compatible 6502 replacement
hackaday.com/2021/10/15/here…
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#otd in 1945 John von Neumann published the EDVAC paper, which became the technological basis for all modern computers & included decisions like using binary to represent numbers: bit.ly/2LT2qg7 (v/@Forbes)
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Hey, @adventofcomp, I think in the latest episode at 32:49 you've mixed up static RAM with non-volatile memory. </pedantic>
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Steve Ballmer promoting Windows 1.0 in 1986. #computing
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New arrival! The first "true" laptop. Not one of the 12 electrolytic capacitors wasn't leaking -_- Removed in time though so no irreversible damage to the pcb! (I think so at least)
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The Xerox PARC archive is now open for you to explore! With nearly 150,000 unique files, the archive covers an astonishing landscape: programming languages; graphics; printing and typography; and much more. Find all this and more on our site: bit.ly/3nJDAIn
ALT Xerox PARC file system archive graphic
