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Here's an interesting machine called the GeoStar, which had a two-monitor display. On the left was a vector display for text. On the right, a raster display for plotting maps. It was used on mining sites.
On display at https://acms.org.au/
#computers #computerhistory #oldcomputer #retrocomputing
A purple Silicon Graphics workstation cube that's a lot bigger than I thought it would be.
Most of Hollywood's '90s CGI special effects were created on SGI machines like this...
On display at https://acms.org.au/
#SiliconGraphics #SGI #computerhistory #retrocomputing #retrocomputer
Here's an interesting machine called the GeoStar, which had a two-monitor display. On the left was a vector display for text. On the right, a raster display for plotting maps. It was used on mining sites.
On display at https://acms.org.au/
#computers #computerhistory #oldcomputer #retrocomputing
Here's a bit of a mystery machine, the MICA (Made In Canberra Australia) from around 1983-ish.
It's on display at https://acms.org.au/
#computerhistory
Here's a bit of a mystery machine, the MICA (Made In Canberra Australia) from around 1983-ish.
It's on display at https://acms.org.au/
#computerhistory
DEC Mini – computer inspired by one of the loveliest retro computers of the 80s
#HackerNews #DECmini #RetroComputing #80sTech #ComputerHistory #VintageComputers
An Algebraic Language for the Manipulation of Symbolic Expressions (1958) [pdf]
https://softwarepreservation.computerhistory.org/LISP/MIT/AIM-001.pdf
#HackerNews #AlgebraicLanguage #SymbolicExpressions #LISP #ComputerHistory #PDF #1958
The Bring Your Own Bottle night is on again on Saturday 18th October at the #Derby Computer #Museum: https://www.derbycomputermuseum.co.uk/byob-retro-gaming-nights
Come and play on loads of home computers and consoles with friends, and listen to some great music from the '90s on #vinyl
See you there!
💻 🖥️ 🕹️ 🎮 💽 🖱️
#RetroGaming #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #GamingHistory
computer history
Today in 1947 Grace Hopper found the first computer bug.
In many reports the date is 9th of September 1947. There are some theories about this discrepancy. One theory is they actually found the bug on 7th of September but realized it's importance two days later and wrote it down in the log. Another theory is the bug was presented in a meeting two days later as the cause of the problem and became known to a wider group of people.
It's also possible the date in her notebook was a simple mistake and the 9th is the real and official date.
Anyways, she found it!
computer history
Today in 1947 Grace Hopper found the first computer bug.
In many reports the date is 9th of September 1947. There are some theories about this discrepancy. One theory is they actually found the bug on 7th of September but realized it's importance two days later and wrote it down in the log. Another theory is the bug was presented in a meeting two days later as the cause of the problem and became known to a wider group of people.
It's also possible the date in her notebook was a simple mistake and the 9th is the real and official date.
Anyways, she found it!
Amazing. A map showing every page of BYTE magazine.
"This zoomable map shows every page of every issue of BYTE starting from the front cover of the first issue (top left) to the last page of final edition (bottom right)."
Amazing. A map showing every page of BYTE magazine.
"This zoomable map shows every page of every issue of BYTE starting from the front cover of the first issue (top left) to the last page of final edition (bottom right)."
I'm splitting my time today wrapping up reading about the history of WordPerfect and watching this documentary on YouTube about the history of The Linotype and its impact on the world. #history #printing#ComputerHistory
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
I'm splitting my time today wrapping up reading about the history of WordPerfect and watching this documentary on YouTube about the history of The Linotype and its impact on the world. #history #printing#ComputerHistory
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
"If you bought a ThinkPad between 1995 and 2017, it was probably designed under the oversight of David W. Hill, who served as lead designer under both IBM and Lenovo for those 22 years. We caught up with Hill, who today runs his own firm, ThinkNext Design, to talk about the history of ThinkPad, what drove him to make key design decisions, and the products he wanted to come out with but just couldn't."
https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/02/thinkpad_david_hill_interview/
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