OMG I used one of those back in 1979 - it was only the second computer I ever used. The first one was an #Olivetti Audit 5 Accounting machine. (sim) #DataGeneral #MicroNova

I’m gonna refine the shit out of some macro data.
(Yeah I know it’s not the same model, but still…)
#dataGeneral #retroComputing #severance

Computers used to look way cooler than they do now. This Data General Eclipse system with its terminal printer is a beauty (InfoAge museum, Wall NJ).

#retroComputing #DataGeneral

The parallel stories of Data General, the Eclipse MV/8000, and The Soul of a New Machine. I love the book but I wish it went into more technical detail.

https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/the-soul-of-an-old-machine

#DataGeneral #retrocomputing

INFINITE PAGE FAULT. Rereading Soul of A New Machine. It's interesting to see how exotic concepts like being immersed in an abstract computer environment got presented to the public. #RetroComputing #DataGeneral

Why have one proprietary power supple for an obscure computer when you can have two!

#datageneral #dg #datageneralone #DOS

Episódio 141 – Processadores Lado “C” – Parte B

https://retropolis.com.br/2023/05/17/episodio-141-parte-b/

#Podcast #DataGeneral #EmersonArcadia #GeneralInstruments #Intellivision #NationalSemiconductor #SC/MP #Signetics #UnisonicChampion

Finally watching Severance and obsessed with the keyboards. I think they were based on the Data General Dasher D2, 1977

#keyboard #severance #vintagecomputer #datageneral #1970s

My #review of the wonderful #book "The Soul Of A New Machine" by Tracy Kidder:

http://rmathew.com/2022/soulmach.html

#BookReview #WebSite #Plug #Books #ComputerHistory #DEC #DataGeneral #TheSoulOfANewMachine #DeathMarch #ProjectManagement #Debugging #Hardware #Eagle #Eclipse #MiniComputer