In the 1980s I did know Compaq was a major computer manufacturer but didn't realize the extent to which it influenced the PC industry. This article tells the story of the company and its CEO Rod Canion.

https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-man-who-beat-ibm

#retrocomputing #compaq

Do you use the kSuite/kDrive cloud productivity suite or migrated your Google data there? How do you like it? What about support? I'd appreciate your feedback on the product and your experience.

https://www.infomaniak.com/en/ksuite/ksuite-pro

#ksuite #kdrive #EuropeanAlternatives #google

Please welcome on Mastodon to the SatNOGS @satnogs global satellite ground station network, an open-source project supported by the @librespace Libre Space Foundation, a non-profit organization promoting and developing FOSS space technologies.

#space #foss

In 1994, a math professor discovered that Intel's Pentium chip sometimes gave the wrong answer when dividing. Fixing this FDIV bug cost Intel $475 million.

Ken Shirrif analyzed the Pentium chip and found the FDIV bug.

Interesting article, as usual.

https://www.righto.com/2024/12/this-die-photo-of-pentium-shows.html

L'ultima versione di HyperTrek 100% in HTML.
Ovviamente non HTTPS 😉

http://www.hypertrek.org/

Chi è il vero proprietario dei nostri account social? E dei beni che acquistiamo…?

#social #diritti #ElonMusk

https://medium.com/@felicemente/account-social-e-beni-digitali-lillusione-della-propriet%C3%A0-ca42d6096600