May 2012
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May 22nd
A history of Windows: highlights from 25 years →
maverickuk: heck-yeah-old-tech: Wonder what Windows 1.0 (1985) or 2.0 (1987) looked like? This is a complete history of Microsoft’s most used product with plenty of screenshots and information, not surprisingly found on Microsoft’s website. We’ve come a long way thanks to Microsoft, but will they remain a leader going forwards? They’ve stumbled a few times in recent years
May 21st
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May 1st
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Paul Miller of theverge.com leaving the internet... →
Tons of respect for this guy. I wish him luck.
May 1st
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April 2012
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Apr 30th
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Classic arcade game 'Star Castle' finally ported... →
But it needs donations on Kickstarter to happen.
Apr 29th
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Apr 27th
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Video: "Download: The True Story of the Internet"... →
Stream It “Download: The True Story of the Internet is documentary television series about Internet history. It is aired on Science Channel at US and Discovery Channel for other countries. It originally aired on March 3, 2008. The show was hosted by John Heilemann. There are 4 parts to the documentary. These are Part 1: Browser Wars The rise and fall of Netscape and its battle against...
Apr 27th
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Before Netscape: the forgotten Web browsers of the... →
A good history lesson on early browsers. Remember Mosaic?
Apr 27th
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Retro Magazine: InfoWorld (Feb 29, 1988) →
Want to see some articles and computer ads from 1988? Check out this online issue of InfoWorld magazine on Google Books! Highlights: Being OS/2 compatible was apparently a big deal in this issue. Now we’re rockin’ 386’s at over 20MHz clock speeds and 60MB hard disk drives!
Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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Video: C|NET Cyberlife Show - Onlive Traveler... →
3D Real Time Audio Chat!!!! A look at one of the first uses of real time voice chatting in a virtual world. It looks so rudimentary now. Here is also a intro segment of the same show. This one really hit home for me because the introductions of these old shows are usually what sticks in my mind the most. My best friend and I used to watch CNET Central all the time! I think I actually...
Apr 24th
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“Regretfully, I am sad to say that I have never played any of the Monkey Island...”
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“We’ve come so far yet there is something pure about those days before the...”
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“del win.com”
– The 90’s: Instant Hacker
Apr 22nd
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Apr 21st
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ListenWindows 95 Startup Sound Man if that...
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Retro Magazine: InfoWorld (Jan 8, 1996) →
Want to see some articles and computer ads from 1996? Check out this online issue of InfoWorld magazine on Google Books! Highlights: Gateway Ad $5,088 & $6,823 !!!!!
Apr 20th
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Video: Net Cafe - Early Interview with Google... →
“Net Cafe (formerly Internet Cafe) was a US television series documenting the internet boom of the late 1990s. It was broadcast from 1996 to 2002 and hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Jane Wither, and Andrew deVries. The show was effectively a “spinoff” of the long running PBS series Computer Chronicles” - Wikipedia
Apr 20th
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“1990 was a momentous year in world events. In February, Nelson Mandela was freed...”
– info.cern.ch Read more about the world’s first-ever web site and web server at info.cern.ch
Apr 20th
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Computer Chronicles - Your New Personal Computer (1994 ?) Not sure of the date on this one exactly. avdisco: COMPUTER CHRONICLES is the bomb. Highlights: Besides the great intro by Stewart Cheifet, Compuserve, the size of those expansion boards, giant external CD-Rom drives, and joystick ports!
Apr 20th
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Video: Net Cafe - Hackers in 1996 →
“Net Cafe (formerly Internet Cafe) was a US television series documenting the internet boom of the late 1990s. It was broadcast from 1996 to 2002 and hosted by Stewart Cheifet, Jane Wither, and Andrew deVries. The show was effectively a “spinoff” of the long running PBS series Computer Chronicles” - Wikipedia “This is the very first episode of the Net Cafe...
Apr 20th
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100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About →
From GeekDad at Wired.com
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