#computer-history — Public Fediverse posts
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The book covers 3 hacker groups: MIT hackers (1950s–60s), Hardware hackers (1970s), Game hackers (1980s). Each helped shape the computers we use today.
#books #bookreview #ComputerHistory #BookThread
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How #AdaLovelace, Daughter of #LordByron, Wrote the First Computer Program in 1842–a Century Before the First Computer
https://www.openculture.com/2026/08/how-ada-lovelace-wrote-the-first-computer-program-in-1842.html
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The 1950s. MIT. A machine called the TX-0. A group of young men who fell in love with it and never really looked back.
#books #bookreview #HackersHeroes #computerhistory
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OPERATOR: Somebody set up us the bomb.
We get signal.
CATS: All your base are belong to us.Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_your_base_are_belong_to_us
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/flash_allyourbase
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Deep dive into #Erlang history: Mike Williams and Björn Gustafsson discuss JAM (Joe's Abstract Machine), the first #VM to make #Erlang fast, and how it paved the way for #BEAM.
Great insights on early VM optimization, process isolation, and hot code upgrading:
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Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems
Toot me a Hello to start
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The book covers 3 hacker groups: MIT hackers (1950s–60s), Hardware hackers (1970s), Game hackers (1980s). Each helped shape the computers we use today.
#books #bookreview #ComputerHistory #BookThread
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Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems
Toot me a Hello to start
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Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems
Toot me a Hello to start
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VCF West 2026 Returns to Mountain View with 73 Exhibits
#VCFWest #VCFWest2026 #VintageComputing #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #Commodore #Amiga #C64 #MEGA65 #ComputerHistoryMuseum
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" FidoNet History and Operation 8 Feb 85, " by Tom Jennings; ( @tomjennings ) : -- https://www.sensitiveresearch.com/Archive/FidoNet/fidohist1.txt
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Le MERA-ELZAB Meritum I arrive en production en Pologne au milieu des années 1980 avec une drôle de mission : proposer un micro-ordinateur local construit autour d’une architecture proche du TRS-80 Model I.
Son CPU U880 compatible Z80 tourne autour de 2,5 MHz.
Face au Commodore 64 ou à l’Atari 800XL, cela paraît austère.
A lire https://www.silicium.org/index.php/blog-catalogue/est/meritum
#Meritum #MeraElzab #RetroComputing #Z80 #TRS80 #VintageComputing #8bit #Poland #ComputerHistory
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Vintage Computer Festival Southeast 13.0 2026 Brings Retro Computing Back to Atlanta
#VintageComputerFestival #VCFSoutheast #VCFSoutheast2026 #RetroComputing #VintageComputers #ComputerHistory #AtlantaEvents #SouthernFriedGamingExpo
https://theoasisbbs.com/events/vintage-computer-festival-southeast-13-0-2026-brings-retro-computing-back-to-atlanta/?fsp_sid=10781 -
Voici une carte IBM du début des années 1970 qui pourrait participer à une mémoire monolithique à semi-conducteurs.
Des dizaines de modules MST.
Quatre connecteurs.
Un PCB couvert de pistes.
Capacité exacte : enquête en cours.
Densité de geek au cm² : hors spécifications constructeur.1970 : IBM remplaçait les mémoires à tores magnétiques par du stockage monolithique.
#IBM #MST #System370 #Mainframe #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #ComputerHistory
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Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems
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30 years after the only time i saw one, today i'm re-united with a treasure of my childhood: a Datatrain 272A amber monochrome monitor
datatrain was a canadian monitor company back in the 80s and early 90s, that, afaik never made it outside of the country. i've only ever seen datatrain monitors used in two places: banks and grocery store checkouts. they were invariably monochrome (MDA) and almost always amber or green phosphors - although they did sell white variants.
these are, in fact, rebadged and redesigned Amdek monitors. the rear of the monitor reads "Datatrain: A Division of Roland DG Canada".... (!) I had not realized roland (the synth company) had bought Amdek/Datatrain back in the day. wild.
one thing i've never seen mentioned is that the phosphors used in "amber" monitors varies *widely* between manufacturers. this is a very warm blood-orange monitor, compared to the canary yellow used in my 6-inch Hyperion monitor.
if you've never seen a monochrome monitor in-person, here are a few phenomenological details i'm surprised by:
- the picture is warm, crisp, and *bright*. the camera is cutting out so much out of the contrast by design, so you're seeing what amounts to a washed-out image.
- i was expecting the usual CRT whine/hum and/or degaussing gong at startup. it is dead silent
- there's no static on the front of the glass! i'm used to brushing my fingertips along and feeling snappy static electricity, and this is completely static-free
- it's easy on the eyes, in a way that CRTs rarely are. i'm not sure if it's the specific phosphor used, or relatively low radiation, but it's so comfy to start at
- til the Tandy 1000 TL/2 can auto-boot in monochrome mode by hitting Ctrl-Alt-Shift-V at POST! there's a helpful sticker on the back of the machine with instructions.
also: til my Tandy 1000 TL/2's little Western Digital MFM drive seems to have died :\ it's not booting at all, so i'm reduced to using the built-in-ROM DeskMate shell which is kinda cute
#retrocomputing #canada #computerHistory #tandy #vintageComputers
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If you care about #retrocomputing, and you use Google search, please add Break Into Chat as a "preferred source"!
Just click here:
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You can add other news sites and blogs you trust, too.
#atari #atarist #vintagecomputing #retrocomputer #history #longreads #bbsing #textmode #computerhistory #gamedev #localnews #news
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How did we get from punch cards to phones in our pockets? Isaacson traces every step — and the people who made it happen.
#books #bookreview #WalterIsaacson #computerhistory
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Look what I forgot about in some old case of mine. A #westerndigital #velociraptor the 10K RPM #sata drive. A great piece of #retro #computerhardware #computerhistory
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Eliza Bot Running and ready for your retro psycological problems
Toot me a Hello to start
#RetoComputing #Eliza #ComputerHistory
