The ENIAC

Images: Historic Computer Images (U. S. Army Photos)
ENIAC, Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer (Wikipedia)

First hard disk

vintage everyday: Old Photos of the First Generation Of Computers:

First hard disk

The rotating drum technology allowed ERA to deliver the world’s first production stored-program computer (ATLAS – ERA 1101) to a customer site in October 1950. The engineers making the installation delivery to the National Security Agency predecessor were Frank Mullaney and Jack Hill. As shown in the photo below, these drum products came in various sizes. They were first used in several classified processors, then in the early 1100 computer series and the UNIVAC SS-80 and SS-90 computers. Dr. Cohen and Sid Rubens are credited with patenting the rotating magnetic drum. The drum development engineers and management shown in this early 50’s photo, left to right are: William Keye, Arnold Hendrickson, Robert Perking, Frank Mullaney, Dr. Arnold Cohen, and John ‘Jack’ Hill.

Programmed Data Processor-1

Programmed Data Processor-1
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
1961

This is the marketing brochure for the DEC PDP-1. Announced in 1960, Digital Equipment Corporation's (DEC) PDP-1 marked a radical shift in the philosophy of computer design: it was the first commercial computer that focused on interaction with the human user rather than the efficient use of computer cycles. Basing his designs on MIT's Lincoln Laboratory TX-0 and TX-2 computers, Ben Gurley designed the 18-bit machine in under three–and–a–half months. DEC produced only 50 of these machines. It also had an optional high-resolution graphical display that MIT students used to play Spacewar!, the first interactive computer video game.

(PDP-1 Restoration Program - Computer History Museum)

In 2020 we can wear Sony computers on our wrist

Ontwerp: Hiromi Kiriki

In 2020 We Can Wear Sony Computers On Our Wrist

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Grandchildren are the dots that connect the lines from generation to generation

Citaat: Lois Wyse

PhilcoPC

Radical reinvention of the personal computer:


SchultzeWORKS.com:
Thank you to everyone who has called or written to inquire where they could buy the Philco PC. However, these images are 3D renderings of a design concept which does not yet exist in the real world. We are currently meeting with PC manufacturers and hope that will change in the near future. In the meantime, thanks for the interest, and it’s very cool that you thought the images were real.
 

Computer Stupidities

Leuke site voor nerds, gesprekken tussen onervaren computergebruikers en helpdeskpersoneel, met dit soort dialogen (of monologen):

* Customer: "My mouse doesn't work any more."
* Tech Support: "Is it an optical or ball mouse?"
* Customer: "Huh?"
* Tech Support: "Does it have a ball or light?"
* Customer: "It has an light on top."
* Tech Support: "On top?"
* Customer: "Yeah. It was underneath before, but it looks better when it's on top."
* Tech Support: "Ok, try turning it around so the light points down on the desk."
* Customer: "Oh! It works!"

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Customer: "The Internet is running too slow. Could you reboot it please?"

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* Customer: "I have a message on my screen that says: 'Disk Full'. What can that be?"
* Tech Support: "Maybe your disk is full."
* Customer: "Hmmm. OK."

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* Tech Support: "Tell me, is the cursor still there?"
* Customer: "No, I'm alone right now."

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Customer: "How much does it cost to have the Internet installed?"

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* Tech Support: "Now click on 'OK'."

[sounds of furious clicking and typing]

* Tech Support: "Hello?"
* Customer: "Hold on a second."

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Computer Stupidities