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Assn for Computing Machinery
@ACM@mastodon.acm.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1956, IBM released the first manual for the programming language FORTRAN. The manual appeared six months before the compiler was ready, giving programmers time to learn and prepare for this milestone in computing. https://www.acm.org/education/otd-in-computing-history

#OnThisDay in Computing History

Welcome to "Today in Computing History," where ACM celebrates pivotal moments that have shaped technology and highlight key milestones, from early inventions to today's advancements. Join us as we honor the visionaries and transformative events that continue to inspire the world of computing, one milestone at a time.
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Assn for Computing Machinery
@ACM@mastodon.acm.org  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1956, IBM released the first manual for the programming language FORTRAN. The manual appeared six months before the compiler was ready, giving programmers time to learn and prepare for this milestone in computing. https://www.acm.org/education/otd-in-computing-history

#OnThisDay in Computing History

Welcome to "Today in Computing History," where ACM celebrates pivotal moments that have shaped technology and highlight key milestones, from early inventions to today's advancements. Join us as we honor the visionaries and transformative events that continue to inspire the world of computing, one milestone at a time.
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Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

More INIT HELLO fun at the System Source Computer Museum today!

#INITHELLO#SystemSource #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computers #computinghistory #vintagetech #vintage #museums

Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

More fun from the show this weekend.

#INITHELLO#SystemSource #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computers #computinghistory #vintagetech #vintage #museums

Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
Scenes from INIT HELLO Apple II conference at the System Source Computer Museum in MD this weekend
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Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

More INIT HELLO fun at the System Source Computer Museum today!

#INITHELLO#SystemSource #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #retrocomputers #computers #computinghistory #vintagetech #vintage #museums

Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
Scenes from INIT HELLO con at the System Source Computer Museum in MD
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@BastilleBSD@fosstodon.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

FreeBSD has supported jails since the early 2000s!

They’re baked into the kernel and far more mature than most container runtimes.

#FreeBSD #computinghistory

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Blake Patterson
@blakespot@oldbytes.space  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Did you know that the 'NT' in Windows NT stood for "Nine Ten"?

The intended core platform for the OS was the then-expected Intel i910 RISC processor, which was to be the rebranded moniker for the i860 that can be found in the wild.

It never came to be due to the i860s terrible handling of context switching -- a capability that a CPU for a multitasking, multiuser workstation OS must be able to do very_efficiently. The i860 wasn't.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTkFGZqVCM8&t=459s

** EDIT: Several have pointed to sources indicating differently that NT stood for N10, which was the codename for the i860, so -- N10, N-Ten > NT.

#TIL#WindowsNT#Windows#Intel #i860 #i910 #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing#OS#techhistory#RISC #x86 #processors #computers #computinghistory#Microsoft

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Michael Piotrowski
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org  ·  activity timestamp 4 months ago

Guess what arrived in Switzerland today! This looks great, @alexobenauer!

#retrocomputing #computinghistory

Photo of the book “Bootstrapping Computing” by Alexander Obenauer.
Photo of the book “Bootstrapping Computing” by Alexander Obenauer.
Photo of the book “Bootstrapping Computing” by Alexander Obenauer.
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