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Floppy Disks: A Brief History

Floppy disks, if you’re older than 30, you likely remember these from school. In the days before CD-Rs, thumb drives, […] ...

Science history: First computer-to-computer message lays the foundation for the internet, but it crashes halfway through — Oct. 29, 1969

Messages transmitted between two computers located about 380 miles apart would form the basis of what would become the ...

Retro fairs: 5800 guests celebrate computer culture

In October, the Retro Computer Festival and Amiga 40, two of the largest retro computing events in Germany, took place. A ...
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20 Historical Facts About The ENIAC, The World's First Modern Computer

It all began in the 1940s, when “computers” weren’t objects but people—mostly women—doing calculations by hand. Then came a ...