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The largest computer ever built
While cold war jets are an old interest of mine, almost everything built to fight the cold war fascinates me.
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Tech Time Warp of the Week: The Original Macintosh, 1985
We give you one of the classic episodes of Computer Chronicles, a 1985 edition where Stewart Chiefet and crew run the rule over the Apple Macintosh, the seminal desktop machine that made its debut a year earlier.
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What is this?
Post-90's kids are clueless about these!
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256 Shades Of Grey
I want a black and white computer, and I don’t want it out of sheer, wanton weirdness. I actually think it’s a good idea. Here’s why...
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Just how much do people hate Windows 8?
Some of you don’t like Windows 8. And thanks to Internet comments and social media, you have lots of ways to express your loathing. But a closer look at one well-known real-world rating says Windows 8 might be more popular than you think.
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World’s top supercomputer from ‘09 is now obsolete, will be dismantled
IBM Roadrunner, the first petaflop machine, goes offline today.
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Dell admits being a PC maker is a dead end
There’s a good reason Dell wants to go private and back out of the traditional PC business: Because it thinks selling computers based on Microsoft’s Windows operating system is quickly becoming a dead end.
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The untold story behind Apple's $13,000 operating system
CNET looks at newly surfaced contracts, design specs, and page after page of schematics and code, revealing how Apple created its first disk OS, a chapter of Silicon Valley history critical to its later success. Read this article by Daniel Terdiman on CNET News.
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The end of Moore's Law on the horizon, says AMD
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku believes Moore's Law has about 10 years of life left before ever-shrinking transistor sizes smack up against limitations imposed by the laws of thermodynamics and quantum physics.
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5 Common Misconceptions That Destroy Computers
If you have a parent, grandparent, or child just getting into computers for the first time, do the world a favor and teach them these basic misconceptions before you end up getting the call to come over and clean the horse shit out of their processor.
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The iPad-Sized Nail in the PC’s Coffin
There's no question about it: the perils are deep and wide for companies whose primary business is making PCs.
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A touchscreen that even Tony Stark would love
It may look like something designed by Iron Man’s Stark Industries, but this new touchscreen is for real. Developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, it’s an interface that essentially turns paper into a touchscreen, allowing for seamless data transfer between the real and virtual worlds.
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8 Reasons Why You’ll Probably Never Upload Your Mind Into A Computer
Many futurists predict that one day we'll upload our minds into computers, where we'll romp around in virtual reality environments. That's possible — but there are still a number of thorny issues to consider. Here are eight reasons why your brain may never be digitized.
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110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years
It's never easy to predict the future. But as PM's 110th anniversary celebration draws to a close, we've decided to try.
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Data storage from 1979 compared to today.
34 short years of data storage
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Password? No Barrier for a Hacker.
No matter how carefully thought out your password, no matter how complex it is, if you type it on a keyboard, (irrespective of language or symbol), as we all must do, it is no challenge to a hacker.
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Komputer Kindergarten
"It's not tough to use a computer!" says a TV ad from the 90's. Wow they show some BASIC features.
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Top 10 Computer Tricks Every Geek Should Know
We've talked before about the things every computer user should know how to do, but we geeks are special: we want to go above and beyond, to explore every nook and cranny of our system and make everything easier. Here are ten ways to do just that.
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1994 prediction of tablet pcs
Unbelievable how much they got right. Apple who?
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An emotional Bill Gates details his last visit with Steve Jobs
The charitable work of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was the focus of the Microsoft founder’s recent 60 Minutes interview with Charlie Rose, but the longtime richest man in the world got emotional when the conversation turned to friend and rival Steve Jobs.
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