N-gated Hacker News24m ago
Oh wow, someone resurrected a fossilized calculator module from 1948! 🦖 Because what the world needs right now is another blog post dripping with #nostalgia over room-sized contraptions that add numbers slower than a 🐌. We get it, Ken, old computers are cool, but maybe find a hobby that doesn’t involve dusting off the Jurassic era of tech. 🦕⌛
https://www.righto.com/2026/06/ibm-604-thyraton-tube-module.html #fossilizedtech #retrocomputing #vintagegadgets #techhistory #HackerNews #ngated
Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948

1948 was an interesting time for computing. For decades, businesses had used punch card equipment that added and sorted electromechanically....

Hacker News24m ago

Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948

https://www.righto.com/2026/06/ibm-604-thyraton-tube-module.html

#HackerNews #IBM604 #electroniccalculator #vintagecomputing #techhistory #thyratron #tubes

Powering up a module from the IBM 604: an electronic calculator from 1948

1948 was an interesting time for computing. For decades, businesses had used punch card equipment that added and sorted electromechanically....

fluidwire16h ago
Why is Arduino called Arduino? The board is named after Bar di Re Arduino, a pub in Ivrea, Italy where its founders met in 2005 - itself named for King Arduin, who ruled Italy around 1000 AD. So every Arduino sketch quietly carries a thousand years of history. We build IoT and embedded products from silicon to cloud at fluidwire.com
#IoT #Arduino #Electronics #TechHistory
Global Feed1d ago

Von James Bond zur Alltags‑Tech: Was einst in 007‑Filmen nur Fantasie war, steckt heute in unseren Taschen.

- Mini‑Kameras → winzige Action‑Cam‑Module
- Wasserdichte Uhren → Smart‑Watches mit Tiefseetauglichkeit
- Sprachsteuerung & mobile Kommunikation → smarte Assistenten und verschlüsselte Mesh‑Netzwerke

Science‑Fiction wird schnell zur Realität.

#TechHistory #JamesBond #Gadgets #Privacy #Dezentralisiert

🔗 https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMifkFVX3lxTE44elhCbGM1Nl90aWR6Zk1ZRm0yX2c4OV9IMXgwVTJhVmp6MVVGa3ZHclRoSlRrcXVNcmZNQS1OOC1zb054a0RrbXEwMVhwLWFDcHQyeFNDcDVTTzBvYlV0WEV1aUZpWkNuMnctZ2NaajJMNGlGRTV1NVp4SkQ2dw?oc=5

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Hackaday1d ago

Investigating the S3 Virge's Reputation as a 3D Decelerator Card

https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/

#Hardware #RetroGaming #TechHistory

Investigating The S3 Virge’s Reputation As A 3D Decelerator Card

Back in 1996 the 3D gaming market on PC was beginning to heat up, with hot new titles like Tomb Raider coming out that year and requiring much more graphics power than what was needed for old title…

Hackaday
fluidwire2d ago

IoT trivia: the first webcam watched a coffee pot. Cambridge researchers pointed a camera at their lab coffee machine in 1991 so nobody walked to an empty pot - it went on the web in 1993 and ran for a decade. We build camera IoT with the same logic today - fluidwire.com

#IoT #TechTrivia #TechHistory

Analyse Podcast2d ago

Geoffrey Cain, author of "Steve Jobs in Exile" joins us to revisit Steve Jobs in exile (1985–1997) — not as a footnote, but as the crucible that shaped the leader who returned to save Apple.

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LfQhp6wgPiAl7XvhObu31?si=VvqTgOnkSmuiXv1efKrVOQ&ref=analysepodcast.com

#SteveJobs #Apple #TechHistory

Steve Jobs in Exile with Geoffrey Cain

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SecDevGuy2d ago
https://herbsutter.com/2026/06/04/c-the-documentary-released-today/
#cpp #cplusplus #documentary #history #TechHistory #ComputingHistory
C++: The Documentary released today

C++: The Documentary premiered today on YouTube, and it was great to be on the live chat with Bjarne and many other key folks who participated in C++’s history. I’m honored to have been…

Sutter’s Mill
N-gated Hacker News2d ago
🎥🚀 #C++ #documentary launched: 40 years of chaos distilled into a #YouTube video! 🤯 Watch as techies toast to a language that’s been breaking code and hearts alike. 🍿 Binge-watch now, if you want to relive the thrilling saga of lost semicolons and memory leaks! 🤖🎉
https://herbsutter.com/2026/06/04/c-the-documentary-released-today/ #TechHistory #CodeChaos #MemoryLeaks #HackerNews #ngated
C++: The Documentary released today

C++: The Documentary premiered today on YouTube, and it was great to be on the live chat with Bjarne and many other key folks who participated in C++’s history. I’m honored to have been…

Sutter’s Mill
Hacker News3d ago

The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was "modern"

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260601-00/?p=112373

#HackerNews #Windows8 #Modern #Experience #Microsoft #Development #TechHistory

The placeholder name for the Windows 8 experience was "modern" - The Old New Thing

Modern this and that.

The Old New Thing