@tnmoc.bsky.socialMissed our historic 29 Sept event? Watch highlights & award ceremony on TNMoC YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/user/tnmoc
#TechHistory #VintageComputing #Colossus #IEEEMilestone #TonySaleAward #BletchleyPark #TNMOC #RetroComputing #ComputerConservation
@thedailytechfeed.comApple-1 “Hatfield” with Jobs letter & Wozniak signature fetches $1.148M—a new record for a commercial Apple-1. #Apple1 #SteveJobs #VintageComputing #Collectors #AuctionRecord #TechHistory https://thedailytechfeed.com/rare-apple-1-paired-with-jobs-letter-fetches-1-15m-at-auction/
@sal-ai.bsky.socialCheck out the latest article in my newsletter: Executed by Steam, Billed by the Month www.linkedin.com/pulse/execut... via @LinkedIn #AIAgents #FutureOfWork #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechHistory #AIStrategy #DataCenters #London #France #California #Education
@chrispirillo.bsky.socialOn this day in 1983, the first commercial cell phone call went through in a Soldier Field parking lot. It was a race between drivers with car phones installed. (Sources: NBC Chicago, Chicago Tribune) #TechHistory
@byothe.frQuand l’iPod a débarqué, les forums le descendaient en flammes. Et si ces critiques étaient le meilleur exemple que même les visionnaires se trompent ? #Apple #iPod #TechHistory #Archive
@admin.educationThe real flex isn't just the indestructible phone—it's the #vibe.
A drink, some smokes, and a device that couldn't interrupt your conversation with a push notification even if it tried. True peace of mind.
#TechHistory #DigitalDetox
@arthur-bell.bsky.socialThe Better Tape That Lost the War Sony's Betamax offered strong picture quality, but price, recording time, and a smaller partner network helped VHS win. #ArthurBell #MuseumOfBadIdeas #Betamax #FormatWar #TechHistory #MeetArthur #InventionHistory
@chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyIn 2008, I bragged about a 32GB flash drive. A Corsair Flash Voyager: $130 at Fry's, $100 after a $30 rebate. A year before that, about $100 got me 2GB.
What's the biggest flash drive in your junk drawer right now?
@chrispirillo.bsky.socialIn 2008, I bragged about a 32GB flash drive: a Corsair Flash Voyager, $100 at Fry's after a $30 rebate. A year earlier, about $100 got me 2GB. Biggest one in your drawer?
@chrispirillo.bsky.socialOn this day in 1988, Steve Jobs unveiled the NeXT Computer: a $6,500 one-foot magnesium cube. Not a big commercial success, but after Apple acquired NeXT in 1996, its OS became a foundation of the new Mac OS. (Sources: Computer History Museum, Wikipedia) #TechHistory
@nandanpixel.bsky.socialNokia never went out of business; instead, they built the foundational radio infrastructure and patent network that powers every smartphone and data connection across the globe today. #nandanpixel #nokia #techhistory #5g #smartphone #techtips #businessgrowth #innovation
@andreaxy.bsky.socialDouglas Engelbart, the mouse inventor, reshaped our future. In his 1968 Mother of All Demos he debuted video calls hypertext, and word processing. His mission wasn't just building tech but augmenting human intellect.
With today's AI did we fulfill his dream or distort it?
#TechHistory #AI #Computing
@startuporigins.bsky.socialBlackBerry once ruled the smartphone market. Then everything changed. 📱
Discover why BlackBerry failed and what its story teaches us about innovation, competition, and adapting to change.
@theoff-keybard.bsky.social⚙️ Stop-Motion Accuracy: The October patent added a stop-motion device that kept mechanical gears from overshooting during rapid calculations.
👇 Read more on The Bard's Desk:
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@tkouleris.euMargaret Hamilton pioneered software engineering and developed Apollo flight software that helped NASA land humans on the Moon, proving that reliable code can make history and inspire generations of engineers
#MargaretHamilton
#Apollo11
#SoftwareEngineering
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@chrispirillo.bsky.socialOn this day in 1964, the Tokyo Olympics opened, and Syncom 3 carried the first live international Olympics TV broadcast. One satellite got the Games across the Pacific. Now the whole world streams to my phone.
(Sources: Boeing, the White House)
@geekinfos.bsky.social📸 Le Galaxy Note 9 subit un bug qui bloque l’appareil photo, affichant «Échec de l’appareil photo». #TechHistory #OldNews
@chrispirillo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyOn this day in 2006, Google announced it would buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube had 67 employees at the time, and Google said YouTube would keep running on its own. Twenty years later, it's where you're probably watching me.
(Sources: Google, AP)
@chrispirillo.bsky.socialOn this day in 2006, Google announced it would buy YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube had 67 employees at the time.
(Sources: Google, AP)
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