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Mark C
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Computer History Primer
« on: Aug 29th, 2004, 8:15pm » |
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I thought in honor of the Internet's Birthday I have a little Unix History to offer......enjoy!
For some more computer history look here...I love this site. 16k for $459.00..what a bargain!
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #1 on: Aug 29th, 2004, 9:18pm » |
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Holy Forks Batman!!!
A few problems,
GNU's not Unix,
and Linux is GNU.
Who wrote this? SCO?
Here is the official Microsoft time line.
I love it when they say Microsoft invented the first programming language, that would be "Basic on the Altair 8800" was the first programming language ever. At least they don't claim to have written MS-DOS, that would be too much.
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #3 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 2:38am » |
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I'm not sure WTF the last one is. Got it from something called Deviant Art.
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #4 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 3:48am » |
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Got this one stored, along with the Beanie Babies............waiting for that resurgant market.......
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #5 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 4:17am » |
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I downloaded a commadore 64 emulator the other day with over 100 games that i used to play as a kid - it was great.
Most of the games didnt work - and some just kept crashing - reminds me of the good old days!
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #6 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 7:44am » |
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My friend still has an ancient Texas Instruments computer: The kind you plug into a television and run the programs through a tape recorder. Still, "Hunt The Wumpus," RULES!! LOL!
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #7 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 12:48pm » |
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With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC?
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #8 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 1:00pm » |
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on Aug 30th, 2004, 12:48pm, athos wrote:| With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC? |
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So ... are you? 
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #9 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 1:46pm » |
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In the begining was the Command Line.
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Re: Computer History Primer
« Reply #10 on: Aug 30th, 2004, 1:56pm » |
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on Aug 30th, 2004, 12:48pm, athos wrote:| With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC? |
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Are you???
Looks like Floridian already beat me to that smart a$$ reply.
I always get people asking if I'm the Scientist Patrick Moore who writes books about space and the stars.
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« Reply #11 on: Aug 31st, 2004, 12:57am » |
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What is this?
The left one!
An 0.5 kB ferrit-ring memory from the '60s.
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