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🖥️TODAY IN COMPUTING HISTORY: Bill Gates and Paul G. Allen founded Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico. (04/04/1975) #Computinghistory #microsoft
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#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1956, IBM released the first manual for the programming language FORTRAN. The manual appeared six months before the compiler was ready, giving programmers time to learn and prepare for this milestone in computing. https://t.co/x5xrv52cJd
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AMSTRAD - PC4386SX from : 1990 os : ms-dos 5.0 (c) computinghistory & cpcrulez
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Looking at ComputingHistory. The #Cray2 - 1985 top notch. 1.9 Gigaflops. 120kw. And 5.7 miles of cable. #HPEDiscover
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Entdecke in Computer Persönlich Ausgabe 19/1984: Netzplantechnik, Grafiktricks, Mehrplatzsysteme, Plotter, Spectrum Assembler, innovative Datenbanken und Tests von Schneider CPC und RC750 Heimcomputern. #RetroTech #ComputingHistory #1984
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“Atanasoff” Built the first electronic digital computer. #Atanasoff #digital #computer #electronic #computinghistory #computerscience #firstcomputer #tuesday #tuesdaymotivation #itechnolabs #usa #canada
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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. #OTD #ComputingHistory #OnThisDay #PacMan #TechHistory #AI #GamingMilestone
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Hope I’m not breaking any laws, but I’ve got to let these old books soak up some Florida sun! ☀️📚 I picked these vintage computing history books on eBay, but they’ve got a terrible smell. I heard sunlight might help freshen them up! #computinghistory #BASIC
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#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1949, An Wang filed a patent for magnetic ferrite core memory, a breakthrough that transformed how computers stored data. For more computing milestones: https://t.co/x5xrv52cJd
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#OTD in #ComputingHistory in 1969, the first message was sent over what would become the Internet. That brief, two-letter message marked the beginning of networked communication as we know it today. Read more: https://t.co/x5xrv52cJd
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Did you know Australia quietly built one of the earliest digital computers ever? Meet CSIRAC, a 2.5-tonne vacuum-tube behemoth that went live on this day 76 years ago. Dive into its forgotten story. 🔗 https://t.co/pyxHtXB8R2
#ComputingHistory #Australia #TechHerita
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Today in 1991, @NASA astronauts Shannon Lucid and James C. Adamson aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-43) sent the first email from space using a Macintosh Portable and AppleLink. For more #ComputingHistory, click here: https://t.co/x5xrv52cJd
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#OTD in #ComputingHistory 1964, IBM launched the revolutionary System/360 mainframe architecture. Named “360” to reflect its goal of serving all types of customers, it transformed business computing. Watch Fred Brooks discuss working on the project: https://t.co/Z2zPGJAK6p
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#OTD in #ComputingHistory 1954, IBM introduced the IBM 704, the first mass-produced computer to feature hardware support for floating-point arithmetic and index registers. These were major advances that allowed for more complex and efficient computation.
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🔊 Blessing your ears with the glorious sound of a classroom full of #Retro BBC Micros booting up in unison! The 80s called - they want their #Computer lab back 💾 #Museum #ComputingHistory #RetroTech
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MyPOV - Always love #ComputingHistory references - particularly to Ada Lovelace - trivia - name of first programming language was... ? #Reinvent
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Good morning. Did you know the first computer "bug" was a literal moth jammed in a relay of the Harvard Mark II in 1947? Grace Hopper's team taped it in the logbook: "First actual case of bug being found." Talk about debugging with flyswatters! #ComputingHistory #TechHumor
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