@theoff-keybard.bsky.socialThe term “bug” for technical faults was already decades old. That's what made the joke funny. For once, the computer bug really was a bug.
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#ThisDayInHistory #History #ComputerHistory #TechHistory #BardsDesk (2/2)
@mediaboxent.bsky.socialThey were everywhere, then they vanished. A nostalgic look at 10 90s gadgets that smartphones, streaming and digital media replaced.
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#90sGadgets #Nostalgia #TechHistory #ObsoleteTech #DigitalRevolution #MBXFlow
@ekimellnea.bsky.socialFive stars. Fast, honest, and full of real stories from the people who built the Mac. Start tonight and finish fast.
#books #bookreview #techhistory #nonfiction
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@retroresetbus.bsky.socialLuke Stoner shows off an old HDD on the bus! 💻⚡ When a mechanical drive crashes and the read/write head touches the platter, it leaves a permanent score mark—and your data is gone forever! 💾💥
@retroresetbus.bsky.socialLuke Stoner showing off a piece of real computing history on the bus: a classic 3.5-inch floppy disk! 💾 Long before cloud storage and USB drives, this was how we saved our games and files. The original save icon in real life! 🚌💻
@retroresetbus.bsky.socialLuke Stoner showing off a classic piece of computing history: a vintage PS/2 mouse! 🖱️ No, not a PlayStation 2—this is the iconic IBM port connector that powered PC mice & keyboards back in the day. A proper blast from the past! 💻✨
@theoff-keybard.bsky.social👇 Read the full story:
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#ThisDayInHistory #Technology #History #TechHistory #Invention #BardsDesk
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@fluidwire.comWhy Enter sends two characters: CR slid a 1963 Teletype carriage back to the margin, LF rolled the paper up one line. Two mechanical jobs, two ASCII codes -- and HTTP and your AT commands still send both. fluidwire.com #IoT #EmbeddedSystems #TechHistory
@ekimellnea.bsky.socialPublished in 2000 — before the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. But the foundation Deutschman covers is where all of that started.
#books #bookreview #SteveJobs #techhistory
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