#OTD in #ComputingHistory (1623): Blaise Pascal, the renowned mathematician and physicist, was born. He made foundational contributions to geometry, probability, physics, and early computing. He is often credited with inventing one of the first mechanical calculators, the Pascaline.

By request, a playlist of PeerTube videos about the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A home computer:

:PeerTube: https://fedi.video/w/p/2xitoEV748hKWzFk84Ddzf

- If you're on a phone, scroll first two video titles at the bottom to see rest of the playlist.

- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.

- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.

cc @retrocomputing

#TI99 #TI994A #TexasInstruments #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory

El 16 de junio de 1988, Intel lanzó al mercado el procesador i386SX de 32 bits, de bajo costo, pero el estándar eran 16 bits lo que complicaba el rendimiento. Luego fue rebautizado como 386DX #retrocomputingmx
#Intel #386SX #processors #computinghistory

#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1911, the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) was founded as a result of a merger of four small firms. CTR would one day become a global tech giant, IBM.

Hey Commodore Amiga fans!

You can discover lots of Amiga videos on PeerTube on this playlist:

:amiga: https://fedi.video/w/p/rBBYAHtsBcpBXtpcT26VPG

- If you're on a phone, scroll the first two video titles at the bottom to see the rest of the playlist.

- If you're on a computer, choose a video from the playlist on the right.

- If you're watching embedded, click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in the playlist.

cc @amiga

#Amiga #Commodore #CommodoreAmiga #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #16Bit #PeerTube

#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1822, Charles Babbage submitted a one-page paper outlining a revolutionary invention: the Difference Engine. The Difference Engine would become the world’s first mechanical computer.

I have just spent a happy half hour reading Jeffrey Friedl's blog post (and it's associated comment thread) on the history of the "Now they have two problems" quote often attributed to Jamie Zawinski: https://regex.info/blog/2006-09-15/247

#regex #computingHistory

Desktop Icons of Yore

www.datagubbe.se/icons/

#icons #OS #GUI #wysiwyg #wimp #desktop #computinghistory #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #blog #screenshot #tech

On May 22, 1980, the original Pac-Man made its debut and quickly became more than just an arcade hit—it marked a milestone in computing. It demonstrated early AI with ghosts that followed distinct behavioral algorithms, pushed real-time processing on limited hardware, and showcased intuitive, user-friendly design. It also was an example of early cross-platform development. A lot of fun, and a leap forward in computing!

#OTD #ComputingHistory #OnThisDay #PacMan #TechHistory #AI

My happiness that Kernighan’s memoir was delivered was slightly diminished seeing it was (I assume) a print-on-demand by Kindle Direct Publishing…

Is this an Amazon thingy? (I ordered it through a somewhat local bookstore)

Hope to enjoy the book regardless…
#UNIX #KernighanAndRitchie #Computing #ComputingHistory

What's Inside This Chunky Piece Of Computing History?

https://makertube.net/w/vqM7g5fiw97GaQF5ctqQcH

Für die deutschen #retrocomputing Freunde:

Im letzten c't Newsletter von #heise, war die Rede davon, dass bei genügend Interesse ein #retrocomputing Podcast geplant ist. Ich finde die Podcasts von heise qualitativ sehr gut und ein Podcast zu dem Thema wäre ein Hit.

Also bei Interesse, schickt bitte Michael eine E-Mail. Seine E-Mail Adresse befindet sich im Newsletter unten unter "Olle Kamellen neu vertont".

https://newsletter.heise.de/html_mail.jsp?params=BbPm82fZHlo44lkMTPxja4IaRHGOUP6B%2FM1fHKssMdnLs5EJ8pPZQ1gfKqhtojmABeA9xBQUTK5dYL00p3jjzUpZqqufdD%2BLhOBTunrk73g%3D

#computinghistory #vintagecomputers
#retrocomputers #vintagecomputing #techhistory #tech

Did you know: Engineer Ronald H. Nicholson Jr. was part of both the Macintosh and Amiga teams, and has his signature molded into the cases of the Amiga 1000 and the early Macintosh computers.

#Amiga #Macintosh #computinghistory #vintagecomputers #retrocomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #photo #Amiga1000 #Mac128K #tech #techhistory #didyouknow #TIL #Apple #Commodore #hardware #funfact

Altair at 50: Remembering the first Personal Computer

https://www.goto10retro.com/p/altair-at-50-remembering-the-first

#HackerNews #Altair50 #PersonalComputer #RetroTech #ComputingHistory

Fascinating and highly recommended read on Nelson’s #Xanadu project and #ComputingHistory.

https://technicshistory.com/2025/01/12/interactive-computing-a-counterculture/?ref=feedle.world

#Feedle

It's rare I'll finish an unabridged audiobook and really wasn't expecting to enjoy this, (not a fan of #BillGates) but found it informative and insightful and stuck with it to the end. #Neurodiversity #STEM #ComputingHistory

#Symbolics #Unix #Lisp #LispMachine #LispMachines #Programming #OperatingSystems #OS #OOP #ObjectOrientedProgramming #ComputerHistory #ComputingHistory

I remember when turning off your computer meant physically cutting power using a big mechanical switch.

Then came #Windows and the "shutdown sequence", along with all the chaos it often caused. Soft power switching, hibernate, and Fast Boot came after.

Today, there are people who've never heard of the concept of switching off a computer or phone.
#computinghistory

Finally having energy post surgery to do some things again 😊

First up... HD-64 for the Commodore 64. HDMI video and Audio, can configure via a program you run on your #Commodore and firmware updatable via a USB-C port.

https://github.com/sideprojectslab/HD-64?tab=readme-ov-file

#C64 #Commodore64 #computinghistory #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing