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Geek Trivia: Fire(arms) in the sky: quibble with Geek's response to ENIAC first computerI don't have dates, but, ABC, the Atanasoff - Berry Computer at the Univeristy of Iowa preceeded the ENIAC in time and technolgoy. In fact, this is the prior art that the courts used to invalidate the patent based on the ENIAC....; Tags: davidbteague@..., ENIAC, ABC Inc., computer; Discussion threads 2007-03-28
Geek Trivia: A star of all Treks: Who is the only actor with credited appearances in all five Star Trek TV series? I think we can all agree that the amount of Geek Trivia you could wring out of the Star Trek franchise is immeasurable. But for the sake of simplicity, let's start with...; Tags: Star Trek, DS9, Jay Garmon, Next Gen, Next Gen episode, Ferengi, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TV, Computer, Trek, Voyager, ENIAC; Technical articles 2007-02-20
Geek Trivia: Mother of invention: Quibble: ENIAC was not the first digital computerThat title rightfully belongs to the Atanasoff-Berry Computer, built by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University during 1937-42.On October 19, 1973, US Federal Judge Earl R. Larson declared the ENIAC patent of Mauchly and Eckert invalid and named Atanasoff...; Tags: ckaufman@..., ENIAC, anatosoff-berry, hardware, history, digital computer, first digital computer, computer; Discussion threads 2007-02-14
Eniac - The birth of a computer.: http://news.com.com/ENIAC+A+computer+is+born/2009-1006-6037980.html?part=dht&tag=nl.e703Comments???[b]Dawg[/b] ]:)Many, many, many years agosounds like a fairy tale?? In 1961 I was a youngand aspiring engineer who would frequent a smallbusiness known as Honeywell Outlet. They hadevery componet, nut, bolt or hardware neededto build the ENIAC and in fact, they took inPlug boards that came from...; Tags: Colossus, ENIAC, computers, sleepin'dawg, off-topic, computer; Discussion threads 2006-02-13
The computer that launched an industry: Recently, UNIVAC celebrated its 50th anniversary. Before you respond by asking "So what?", read Bob Weinstein's case study in technological evolution.The recent anniversary of UNIVAC Universal Automatic Computer shows us just how far the computer industry has come in 50 years. UNIVAC played a starring role in launching the industry...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, industry, Bob Weinstein, Univac, computer, ENIAC; Technical articles 2001-07-11

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Dinosaur sightings - old-school computer hardware: From ENIAC to RadioShack's TRS-80, this gallery contains photos of the outdated computer hardware that fills museums, supply closets, storage lockers, and techie basements everywhere. by Bill Detwiler; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Computer Hardware, Computer, Productivity, Storage, Hardware, Bill Detwiler, dinosaur sightings, old computers, off topic, gallery, Floppy Disk, Apple Inc.; Image galleries 2007-05-25
Geek Trivia: Mother of invention: Which original ENIAC programmer helped develop COBOL and Fortran? For all those computer geeks out there who will spend yet another Valentine's Day in the presence of a computer rather than a significant other, it's time to change the game. Toss off the shackles of this ...; Tags: Jay Garmon, Gender and diversity, PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Programming languages, ENIAC Eve, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Women, Fortran, Programmer, Programming, Computer, COBOL, Betty Holberton, UNIVAC, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources; Technical articles 2007-02-13
Dinosaur sightings: Share your favorite photos of old-school computer hardware: As giant lizards once roamed our planet, so did mammoth machines once balance our checkbooks. We've dedicated this photo gallery to the outdated computer hardware that fills museums, supply closets, storage lockers, and techie basements everywhere. Find out just how far back your computer experience goes as you browse photos...; Tags: computer, photograph, Bill Detwiler, computer hardware; Technical articles 2005-08-19
One data center to go please: There was a time when a single computer would fill an entire climate control room. For example, the old Eniac took up 1800 square feet of space -- enough to fill a house. Today, you can fit more computing power in your cell phone and take it with you anywhere.The...; Tags: storage, mobile computing, glass house, fishbowl, disaster recovery, data center; Blog posts 2007-03-30
Chicklet style keyboard (Inside the Commodore Pet 2001 vintage computer): Cut my computing teeth on the very same model...When I first started using PC's, the Commodore PET 2000 series was what I used. We had three of them in our computers class at high school. It was a part of the process leading me into a 27 year...; Tags: Keyboards, PRODUCTIVITY, dwain.erhart@..., Commodore Pet, Commodore, Commodore Pet 2001, memory, keyboard, computer; Discussion threads 2007-08-22
Geek Trivia: Fire(arms) in the sky: What was the only externally armed manned spacecraft ever flown? On May 3, 2003, Expedition 6 astronauts Kenneth Bowersox and Donald Pettit, along with cosmonaut Nikolai Budarin, endured a particularly nerve-racking reentry when their Soyuz capsule malfunctioned during its descent from the International Space Station before...; Tags: Expedition 6, Soyuz, Jay Garmon, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Spacecraft, Craft, Orbit, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Technical articles 2007-03-27
TECHREPUBLIC COMMUNITY NETNOTE [Beta] for May 17, 2005: CHECK OUT TR'S LATEST ONLINE COLUMN: YOUR BLOG! Tired of scattering your grains of technical wisdom into the four winds of TechRepublic's Discussions and Technical Q&A? Looking for a centralized repository for your IT advice and all-purpose opinions? Get ready to start sharing, people: Your very own TechRepublic blog...; Tags: Blogging, RSS, blog; Discussion threads 2005-05-16
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...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Internet, Bill Detwiler, computer, ALTAIR; Technical articles 2002-09-06
Alan Turing: Alan TuringI've just watched a drama on the BBC about the life of Alan Turing. Turing, if anyone can claim this, was the inventor of the digital computer. Turing addressed the problem of how to reduce any formula to a set of simple instructions which could be used by a...; Tags: Alan Turing; Discussion threads 2005-12-06
Get ready for another 1,000 years of info overload with our Geek Trivia challenge!: Test your useless knowledge quotient on everything from physics to pop culture.Looking for a way to kill time while you wait for proof that you covered all your Y2K bases a few months ago? Spend a few of your otherwise squandered brain cycles proving you’re a true Geek for the...; Tags: Y2K, Ken Hardin, John Mauchly, Click Here, Geek Trivia TechMail; Technical articles 1999-12-31

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