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air traffic control [in the USA, during the 1960's]: the IBM 9020
https://computer.rip/2026-01-17-air-traffic-control-9020.html
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Look what came!
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace & Babbage, with Interesting and Curious Anecdotes of Celebrated and Distinguished Characters!
Fully Illustrating A Variety Of Instructive and Amusing Scenes;
As Performed Within and Without the Remarkable Difference Engine
Embellished with Portraits and Scientifick DiagramsThank you so, so, so much #booksanta!
This is such a gem!#mjbReading #Reading #Books #EarlyComputing #AlternateRealities
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More memories...
My first personal computer was an apple IIc I believe. Had to switch out the OS on 5" large floppy disks with the WordPerfect disks to work on my book.
My first printer actually had typewriter keys that clacked away as if there was a ghost typist.
Amazing.
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My first computer. Binary, built it with strips of plastic from a kit my dad gave me. Best birthday present ever!
He worked with an ENIAC at work, one of those big computers that took up a whole room, and used to bring home this really stinky paper for us to color on.Memories...