Forgotten tales about old computers

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RIP Sir Clive Sinclair!
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The earliest DOS source code was found on printer paper in Tim Paterson's garage so we've open sourced it on 86-DOS 1.00’s 45th anniversary! This is next-level software archaeology for study, preservation, and plain ol’ curiosity. Go dig in and learn how it was recovered! #DOS #RetroComputing opensource.microsoft.com/blo…
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マウスの歴史を一冊にまとめたいわゆるマウスの本「マウスは世界を変えた〜エンゲルバートからMacintoshへ(仮題)」を執筆中です。ものになるかは未定ですがすでに100頁は越えたのでなんとか形にしたいと考えています😊 写真は表紙に使うビジュアル案です! #mactechlab
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On November 24, 1995, The IETF organization published the RFC 1866 specification for HTML 2.0. HTML 2.0 supported forms, tables, graphics, and a number of new tags, such as !DOCTYPE, head, body, etc. #WebDesignHistory
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14 Oct 2025
It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Simon Lavington,.A pioneer in computing & devoted historian. We were honoured to award Professor Lavington the 2024 Honorary Fellowship. Our thoughts & condolences are with his family. His impact is immeasurable.
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National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park. Day 1 of the Macintosh Fixathon #Acorn #cheesewedges #TNMOC #Macintosh #Macintosh #ClassicMacintosh #BletchleyPark #computers
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Layers was AT&T’s proprietary windowing system, shipped with the UNIX PC (PC 7300), predating the widespread adoption of X11. Layers acted like a graphical multiplexer—a distant ancestor of tmux or screen—but ran directly on a bitmap display with rudimentary window management.
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1 Oct 2025
Found some more Windows XP Prototype designs. Love it!
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4 Feb 2025
Me playing it 25 years ago
The Sims was released 25 years ago today
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Walkmac, prototype (1986) This is one of the few preserved and operating prototypes of a Mac portable computer in the world, built by Colby Systems. They had a modular structure, a removable floppy disk drive and an HDD, which were all placed in special metal cassettes.
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Apple Network Server 500.
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Save it! Reasons: 1. One of the first ARM devices for the general public; 2. The last British (European) computer with true historical significance; 3. One of the most elegant home computers in existence; 4. The last British (European) home computer that is not a PC clone.
You’ve got an #Acorn #Archimedes #A3010. Do you save it or swap it? If saving, then why? If swapping, then for what? #RetroSaveOrSwap #RetroComputing #ComputerHistory #RetroGaming #VideoGames
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#マイコン博物館 マイコン体験コーナーのMZ-80Bが好調に稼働しています。 MZ系の達人である @LTM100 様にメンテナンス修理をいただきました。 SB-5510とSB-5520のBASICが動きます。 SHARP純正プリンタも稼働しますので、グラフィックキャラクタを含むプログラムリストも印刷できます ご活用願います。
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31 Oct 2024
Feeling pretty smug walking past all those luddites on the streets, rocking the absolute latest in portable computer technology.
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DEC PDP-5 at the Maryland Technology Museum
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Contender to the title of the most elegant computer ever made
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