Electronics Technology & Computer Science 1940–1975: Coevolution
https://fermatslibrary.com/s/electronics-technology-and-computer-science-1940-1975-a-coevolution#email-newsletter
* intertwined histories of electronics & computer science
* how electronics enabled practical realization Charles Babbage's computing concepts
FreeBSD has supported jails since the early 2000s!
They’re baked into the kernel and far more mature than most container runtimes.
As more and more modern #Linux distributions drop native support for X in favor of Wayland, may we #neverforget the giants on whose shoulders we stand.
For some reason, the algorithm in its wisdom, saw fit to show me this old video today. The algorithm is never wrong. So here you go.
A very well done piece:
How Doom didn't kill the Amiga -
A detailed account of the rise and fall of an Amiga zealot
#Amiga #Commodore #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing #computinghistory #computers #retrogaming #vintagetech #Doom #games #gaming #nostalgia #blog #blogpost
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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
There are loads of videos about MS-DOS, DOS games and DOS PCs on PeerTube, here's a playlist:
:ms_dos: https://fedi.video/w/p/uEorJj9vYsrdmihjc2otzu
- Watching on a phone: Swipe up first two videos at bottom to browse rest of playlist
- Watching on a computer: Choose video by scrolling through playlist on right of screen
- Watching embedded: Click ⏭️ or ⏮️ to see next or previous videos in playlist
cc @msdos
#FeaturedPlaylist #MSDOS #DOS #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #DosGaming #PeerTube #PeerTubers
The Original Macintosh: Calculator Construction Set
https://www.folklore.org/Calculator_Construction_Set.html
#HackerNews #OriginalMacintosh #CalculatorConstructionSet #RetroTech #ComputingHistory #TechInnovation
Guess what arrived in Switzerland today! This looks great, @alexobenauer!
#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.
#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
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!
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?
