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fromThe Verge
18 hours ago

The Macintosh changed computers forever

The Macintosh revolutionized computing despite initial shortcomings, and its iconic commercial significantly raised its profile and legacy.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 days ago

The first computer, ENIAC, is on display at the University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is very proud to have started all this and we like to think this was the start of the information age!
Silicon Valley
Gadgets
fromTangiblemediacollection
1 month ago

Information You Could Hold in Your Hand

Removable media often require specific devices to access their content, revealing cultural and technological history when preserved and studied.
History
fromBig Think
2 months ago

The computing revolution that secretly began in 1776

Computing emerged during the Industrial Revolution as mechanized, systematized calculation to process vast data for astronomy, mapping, trade, and large-scale production.
Books
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Author Chat: Literary History of Computing (Mountain View)

Influential books have shaped computing innovations, inspired transformative visions, and continue to inform understanding during the AI era.
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fromFast Company
9 months ago

This 1999 email from a tech pioneer helped me think about Apple's WWDC

"The iPad's new interface with floating, overlapping windows pushes the tablet closer to the Mac, contradicting Jef Raskin's principles of easy and intuitive computing."
Apple
fromTheregister
11 months ago

Build your own antisocial writing rig with DOS and a USB key

In its early days, DOS ran entirely from floppy disks, and the formats of those disks are still used. Any modern OS can read and write DOS media.
Bootstrapping
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