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(Message started by: Mark C on Aug 29^th, 2004, 8:15pm)

Title: Computer History Primer
Post by Mark C on Aug 29^th, 2004, 8:15pm

I thought in honor of the Internet's Birthday I have a little Unix History (http://www.levenez.com/unix/history.html) to offer......enjoy!

http://www.msoe.edu/eecs/ee/misc/202/photos_lab_8/Meter-movie.gif

For some more computer history look here (http://www.old-computers.com/news/default.asp)...I love this site. 16k for $459.00..what a bargain!

http://www.old-computers.com/history/images/Timeline_11-77_S100_1.jpg

;;D ;;D ;;D

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by Opus on Aug 29^th, 2004, 9:18pm

Holy Forks Batman!!!

A few problems,
GNU's not Unix,
and Linux is GNU.

Who wrote this? SCO?

Here (http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/museum/timeline.htm) 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.

Opus/Paul [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by vig on Aug 29^th, 2004, 9:35pm

Programming goes back to Ada Byron, Lord Byron's daughter...
http://www.aimsedu.org/Math_History/Samples/ADA/Ada.html

Then there's Charles Babbage:
http://www.cbi.umn.edu/exhibits/cb.html

and don't forget John Von Neumann:
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/VonNeumann.html

regarding BASIC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_programming_language

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by Charlie on Aug 30^th, 2004, 2:38am

http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/satan.gif
http://www.netsync.net/users/charlies/gifs/bluecoolpen.gif

I'm not sure WTF the last one is. Got it from something called Deviant Art.

Just my two cents

Charlie

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by Mr. Happy on Aug 30^th, 2004, 3:48am

Got this one stored, along with the Beanie Babies............waiting for that resurgant market.......

http://drfeller.com/pix/ibm_pc.jpg

Old GNU's,
RJ

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by synergy on Aug 30^th, 2004, 4:17am

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!

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by Jeepgun on Aug 30^th, 2004, 7:44am

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!

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by athos on Aug 30^th, 2004, 12:48pm

With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC?

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by floridian on Aug 30^th, 2004, 1:00pm

on 08/30/04 at 12:48:56, athos wrote:

With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC?

So ... are you? ;)

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by Root on Aug 30^th, 2004, 1:46pm

In the begining was the Command Line. [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Computer History Primer
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 30^th, 2004, 1:56pm

on 08/30/04 at 12:48:56, athos wrote:

With a name like Ken Olsen... I get all kinds of are you Ken Olsen? Of DEC?

Are you??? ;;D

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.

Title: Riddle
Post by totka on Aug 31^st, 2004, 12:57am

What is this?

http://tinyurl.com/54p8q

The left one!

An 0.5 kB ferrit-ring memory from the '60s.