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- Kenbak-1 (Inside the first personal computer: Kenbak-1)
- Earlier computerI have two OSI computers which probably predate the Kenbak-1. They use 1/4" tape storage, have no internal memory. Programs had to be written in basic on tape. If anyone has info on this computer please share it with me. I've had it so long I have forgotten the...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-29
- One of the 4 Seals 8k static RAM cards (Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer)
- Informer Z80 MicrocomputerIn West Liberty, Iowa a company called Digital Sports Systems built the next step up from the Altair. It had the Zilog Z80 8 bit CPU with the S100 bus. It used 4k dynamic rams and could address 64k of memory. The system supported 2...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-28
- Altair 8800 (Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer)
- Do you know where the Altair got its name?The correct answer is: A Star Trek episode, but only 45 percent of those who took our September 2002 computer history quiz knew this answer, as shown in Figure C. The January 1975 cover of Popular Electronics gave readers their first look...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-18
- Many members stumped by computer history pop quiz
- From the origins of the Internet to the birth of RAM, our computer history pop quiz tested members on key events in computer evolution. Find out what they did and didn't know.Historians trace the evolution of the computer as far back as the abacus, which was known in Egypt by...
- Technical articles 2002-09-06
- Geek Trivia: Shuffling the (flight) deck
- What modern conventional aircraft's avionics are the basis for the flight control systems in the Space Shuttle-replacing Project Constellation space vehicles -- the Orion capsule and the Altair lander? by Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
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- Inside the Altair 8800 vintage computer
- If not the first home computer, Ed Roberts' Altair 8800 was definitely the first successful one. Erik Klein, vintage computer collector and Webmaster of Vintage-computer.com, takes you inside the Altair 8800 as he restores one of these classic machines.
- Image galleries 2006-07-13
- Radioss-Altair Engineering's Solution for Crash and Multi Physics Analysis on Windows Compute Cluster Server
- High-Performance Computing HPC is a crucial capability for many industries involved in structural CAE design - taking into account dynamic loadings like crash, impacts, aero acoustic CAE design and more. The close collaboration between Altair Engineering, a leader in CAE and Microsoft has resulted in a well integrated and seamless...
- Webcasts 2007-04-26
- Assassin's Creed Altair's Chronicles 1.1.5 (Mobile)
- Jerusalem, 1191 AD. The Third Crusade between the Crusaders and Saracens is tearing the Holy Land apart. You are Altair, a Master Assassin sent by the Order of the Assassins on a quest to find "The Chalice", an object of such power that it can end the Crusades, depending on...
- Software downloads 2009-09-26
- Geek Trivia: Personal success
- What was the original primary function of the Intel 8080 microprocessor? Test your command of useless knowledge by subscribing to TechRepublic's Geek Trivia e-newsletter. Automatically sign up today! Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is busy standing watch over the TechRepublic birthday prize closet this week, so we've pulled...
- Technical articles 2005-05-03
- Geek Trivia: First shots fired
- Which two video games are the leading candidates for the earliest documented game of the first-person shooter FPS genre? This month marks the 13th anniversary of a watershed moment in the history of PC video gaming. On May 5, 1992, Wolfenstein 3D was officially released for the PC,...
- Technical articles 2005-05-24
- Geek Trivia: Hollywood hack job
- First person in the listIf phreaking counts, how about Captain Crunch?Freaking is the roots of security hackersMitnick may have been one of the catalist that started Mr. Goldstein's quarterly but the Capt'n is definately one of the first.Did he mod his first cereal whistle before or after meeting the group...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- Dinosaur sightings: Share your favorite photos of old-school computer hardware
- Dinosaur sightings: Share your favorite photos of old-school computer hardwarearticle rootTell us the story of your first computerMy first real computer was a Tandy 1000. It came with an Intel 8088 processor, 640K RAM, two 5.25" floppies, and a color monitor. I later upgraded to a 20 MB hard drive....
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- And ...
- Use of the term "PC", short for personal computer, is inappropriate for these machines. As the post from zzyp correctly illustrates, the proper term for these machines is "microcomputer". IBM introduced the term "personal computer" to designate its 8 bit microcomputer products. All other 8 bit machines in that time...
- Discussion threads 2005-12-10
- Locksmith Looks Forward (and back)
- Locksmith Opinions that just didn't fit my usual newsletter/column format.Satchel Page said, Â"DonÂ't look behind you,Â" but Santayana said,Â"Those who donÂ't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it,Â" while Dr. Phil popbehavioral psychologist and not much of an original thinker says, Â"The bestpredictor of future behavior is past...
- Blog posts 2005-12-21
- Photos: Dinosaur sightings - old-school computer hardware
- How I wanted one of these SinclairsMan I remember back in the day wishing I could afford one of these little Sinclairs. But that was before I heard how difficult typing on the touch-keypad was.Amazing how much more powerful a computer you can get these days for the money.I've...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
- Photos: Dinosaur sightings - old-school computer hardware
- a fun pcAfter my Altair I had a C64 for about 1 1/2 yrsuntil I started building IBM compatables in 84.I took no time reaching the max capabilities of the C64. Tried to tell Comador what they neededto do to get the 64 to autorun but they had movedon -...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-29
- Microsoft launches updated Vista preview
- 00000000yyyyyyyyyI concurIf it ain't broke, "YYYYYYYY" does Billy G want to fix it? I like Microsoft products, but I'm not a fan of MS total control & the "life expentency" strategy. Sounds like Congress who believe they know how and what to spend the $$ we earn better than we...
- Discussion threads 2005-12-24
- The Internet is Broken â€" Is it Time for a Hard Reboot?
- I remember when the Internet got started, my former college roommate worked for a little place called BBN and actually, to be really honest, I’m old enough that I recall when DARPANET started also. Back then the “Net” was not only limited to...
- Blog posts 2007-04-16
- (Photos: Vintage Computer Festival)
- Exidy SorcererI still have an Exidy Sorcerer which I first cut my computing teeth on in 1979 long before the Sinclair Z80 came on the market. It was a z80 machine that had a massive memory for that time of 48K and runs with plug in modules for basic loading...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- Vintage Computer Festival: The rare, historic, and bizarre
- I missed it!!I felt super bad about missing this event, but it was on the other side of the country, and didn't have the means to travel there. But WOW!! I would have given ANYTHING to have gone!! I know it sounds ultra geeky, but that would...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-18
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