Assn for Computing Machinery6d ago
Happy Birthday to Claude Shannon, known by many as the “father of Information Theory.” Shannon was an American mathematician and electrical engineer. In 1948, he published A Mathematical Theory of Communication, which effectively created the field. #ComputingHistory #ACM #PioneerPOV
SiliciumApr 24
Hommage à l'ingénierie européenne : l'Olivetti M28. 🇪🇺
À une époque où le bus ISA imposait sa loi, Olivetti réussissait l'exploit de marier performance brute du 80286 et ergonomie soignée.
Une pensée pour ceux qui ont configuré des interruptions matérielles sur ces machines pour faire tourner les premiers environnements.
As-tu connu ?
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#Retrocomputing #MadeInItaly#RetroHardware #Olivetti #ComputingHistory
Assn for Computing MachineryApr 23

#OTD in in 1968, the first U.S. software patent was granted. U.S. Patent No. 3,380,029 was issued to Martin Goetz for a method of sorting data on a computer, recognizing software as protectable intellectual property: https://buff.ly/NpwR85K

#computinghistory

13Apr 22
Itanium: the Great X86 Replacement that Never Was https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/itanium-the-great-x86-replacement-that-never-was/
#Retrocomputing #Computinghistory #Ia64 #Intel #Itanium
Itanium: The Great X86 Replacement That Never Was

Itanium was once meant to be the next step in computing, to compete with the likes of IBM, Sun and DEC, but also for Intel to have an architecture that couldn’t be taken from it, as the PC wa…

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Hackaday [Unofficial]Apr 22

Itanium: the Great X86 Replacement that Never Was

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/itanium-the-great-x86-replacement-that-never-was/

Itanium: The Great X86 Replacement That Never Was

Itanium was once meant to be the next step in computing, to compete with the likes of IBM, Sun and DEC, but also for Intel to have an architecture that couldn’t be taken from it, as the PC wa…

Hackaday
SiliciumApr 13
Pensée pour le Tandon LT386. À l'époque, l'intégration verticale n'était pas un gros mot : Tandon fabriquait ses propres disques durs et ses propres lecteurs. Un hardware robuste, sans fioritures, parfait pour faire tourner un noyau Linux embryonnaire ou un bon vieux DOS. Pas de télémétrie, juste du silicium et de la sueur.
#RetroTech #ComputingHistory #Hardware #Tandon
Fedi.VideoApr 12

Scandinavian Retro makes English-language videos looking at retro technology from the 1980s & 1990s, especially home computers. You can follow their account at:

➡️ @retroscandinavian

If their videos haven't federated to your server yet, you can browse their videos at https://video.chasmcity.net/a/retroscandinavian/videos

#FeaturedPeerTube #RetroTech #RetroComputing #ComputingHistory #1980s #1990s #PeerTube

retroscandinavian

I'm the Retro Scandinavian and I like to collect and repair retro electronics, especially products of the eighties.

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Steve WetherillApr 11

I was told I was “on the chopping block” in my first job in games.

Chapter 5 of my memoir is now live.

This continues my time at Software Projects in 1984, with no real idea what I was doing and nobody there to tell me otherwise, learning fast as I went.

It includes a wiped Tatung Einstein boot disk and porting *Manic Miner* and *Jet Set Willy* without the original source code.

It also marks a turning point. Getting those first games shipped, and realizing I could actually do this.

Posting on a Saturday this time instead of the usual Monday. We’ll see how that goes.

https://stevewetherill.substack.com/p/chapter-5-the-caveman-and-the-pirate

#GameDev #RetroGaming #SoftwareDevelopment #Programming #80sComputing #ZXSpectrum #Amstrad #ComputingHistory #VideoGames #Memoir #Writing #Substack

Chapter 5: The Caveman and the Pirate Ship

"The cavemen didn't need paintbrushes." Tommy Barton, 1984

Steve Wetherill
LeanpubApr 6

Legacy Code - A History Of Computing: Book One by Zoran Bošnjak is the featured book on Leanpub!

A witty, 'fun-technical' journey through the foundational chaos of computing history. From vacuum tubes and physical wiring to the birth of software engineering. Part one of an eight-part series, offered entirely free of charge.

Link: https://leanpub.com/legacycode-ahistoryofcomputingbook1

#ComputerScience #SoftwareEngineering #NonfictionHistory #ComputingHistory

Legacy Code - A History Of Computing: Book One

Discover the brilliant, often chaotic origins of the digital world. A witty history of computing covering ENIAC, Grace Hopper, the Apollo 11 code, and the birth of Unix. Book One of the Legacy Code series.

Garrett FullerApr 2
Powered up the SuperSE to quickly throw together a graphic in SuperPaint commemorating Apple’s 50th anniversary. “50 Years of Thinking Different.” #Apple50 #Apple #computinghistory #technology