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ITs History!<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PDP?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PDP</a>-1 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/minicomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minicomputers</a> by <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DEC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEC</a> been powerful enough to process and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/display?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#display</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#graphics</a>. So the first <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computergame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computergame</a> ran on <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Digital?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Digital</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Equipment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Equipment</a> in the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1960s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#1960s</a> — long before <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/microcomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#microcomputers</a> came up.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gaming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hardware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/legendary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#legendary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vintage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vintage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/punchcard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#punchcard</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lightpen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lightpen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FOSS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SVG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SVG</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>
Vector Hugo<p>The history of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vectorfonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vectorfonts</span></a>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a>, and <a href="https://burma.social/tags/DTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DTP</span></a> starts with a <a href="https://burma.social/tags/typefoundry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>typefoundry</span></a> known as <a href="https://burma.social/tags/URW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>URW</span></a> and an almost unknown pioneer. Peter Karow came up with the concept of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/scaleable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scaleable</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vector</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/fonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fonts</span></a> when only a few nerds knew what <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Bernstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bernstein</span></a> has to do with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a>. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/uOsYMctPRNg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uOsYMctPRNg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>That's why we illustrated the <a href="https://burma.social/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a> of Dr. Peter Karow in visual context of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEC</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MiniComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniComputers</span></a>. His <a href="https://burma.social/tags/fontdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fontdesign</span></a> software was running only on <a href="https://burma.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/VAX11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VAX11</span></a>/780 systems at first. The name <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Ikarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ikarus</span></a> was given based on stability issues long before it was ported to <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>68K</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>. When <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> came up with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/PostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PostScript</span></a> fonts, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/TrueType" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrueType</span></a>, and their ATM <a href="https://burma.social/tags/TypeManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TypeManager</span></a>, it wasn't good news for URW. But <a href="https://burma.social/tags/AltSys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AltSys</span></a> offering <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Fontographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fontographer</span></a> way cheaper on <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> was fatal, even without tablet. On top of that <a href="https://burma.social/tags/PierreBezi%C3%A9r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PierreBeziér</span></a> promoted the cheap competitor.</p>
adingbatponder<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> Anyone know of a decent definitive testing list for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/nixos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nixos</span></a> on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> for non-gaming applicatoins</p>
Trevor Flowers<p>Ignoring the electronics inside, is it generally accepted that DEC's PDP line is the most photogenic of the 70s minicomputers?<br><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minicomputer#/media/File%3ASix_Minicomputers_from_Digital_Equipment_Corporation_(DEC)_from_1957_to_production_end_in_1979_-_PDP-1%2C_PDP-7%2C_PDP-8%2C_PDP-8-E%2C_PDP-11-70%2C_PDP-15.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minico</span><span class="invisible">mputer#/media/File%3ASix_Minicomputers_from_Digital_Equipment_Corporation_(DEC)_from_1957_to_production_end_in_1979_-_PDP-1%2C_PDP-7%2C_PDP-8%2C_PDP-8-E%2C_PDP-11-70%2C_PDP-15.jpg</span></a><br><a href="https://machines.social/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> <a href="https://machines.social/tags/retrocomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputers</span></a> <a href="https://machines.social/tags/pdp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdp</span></a></p>
Revista Occam's Razor<p>Me topé con esta historia y la verdad que disfrute mucho leyéndola, así que aquí os la dejo</p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/Vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vector</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/MiniComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniComputers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-woman-that-tech-history-forgot" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-wo</span><span class="invisible">man-that-tech-history-forgot</span></a></p>
Digital Human ✔<p>Een eerbetoon aan pc-pionier gordon bell <a href="https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/05/12824/een-eerbetoon-aan-pc-pionier-gordon-bell" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">trendingtech.news/trending-new</span><span class="invisible">s/2024/05/12824/een-eerbetoon-aan-pc-pionier-gordon-bell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gordon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gordon</span></a> Bell <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PDP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PDP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> History Museum <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitale</span></a> archivering <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trending</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nieuws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nieuws</span></a></p>
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Hank G ☑️The professor I did my research under in college talked about early computers periodically. "When I started my career the first computers were buildings full of women!" That fact is now made famous by "Hidden Figures". "Then we had these computers with 'drum memory' which were way faster!" I first read about the details of those in "The Supermen" by Charles J. Murray on the history of supercomputing. I assumed those were relegated to the 1950s. Turns out Dave at Usagi Electric has restored a drum-memory mini-computer made by Litton that dates from the early 1970s. Will be fascinating watching one of these things in action! <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=UsagiElectric" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UsagiElectric</span></a> <a href="https://friendica.myportal.social/search?tag=minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> <br><a href="https://youtu.be/2yrcyquia5g" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">meet my new litton minicomputer (it has drum memory)!</a><br>
Stahlbrandt<p>It is good to have a dad that has been a true <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/bookworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookworm</span></a> - this evenings volume: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> for Engineers and Scientists by Granino A. Korn, 1973, McGraw-Hill, Inc.</p>
Roy Greenhilt<p>Special thanks to Dave at LSSM - He has a KDJ11-B mainboard for my PDP 11/73! We're making arrangements to get it here soon, at which point Project Barn Find PDP 11 will (hopefully!) come to life!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pdp11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdp11</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/dec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dec</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.mact.io/start" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">mact.io/start</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
µP<p>A RAM module (magnetic cores) of a German "Kienzle Fakturier-Maschine" (rb. 60s) from the Collektion of horniger/Berlin:</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HardwarePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwarePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minicomputers</span></a></p>
Space Hobo<p>The <a href="https://teh.entar.net/tags/umdpdp12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>umdpdp12</span></a> is serial number 435. According to this 1978 document from <a href="https://teh.entar.net/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEC</span></a>, the total number of <a href="https://teh.entar.net/tags/pdp12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pdp12</span></a> <a href="https://teh.entar.net/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> ever produced should be 765: <a href="https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_decBooksDE78_60225737/page/n93/mode/2up" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/bitsavers_</span><span class="invisible">decBooksDE78_60225737/page/n93/mode/2up</span></a></p>
Jim Donegan 🎵 ✅<p>'<a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/HELLORLD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HELLORLD</span></a>!' - When your <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BuggyCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuggyCode</span></a> is so bad it's funny.</p><p><a href="https://github-wiki-see.page/m/Nakazoto/CenturionComputer/wiki/Hellorld%21" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github-wiki-see.page/m/Nakazot</span><span class="invisible">o/CenturionComputer/wiki/Hellorld%21</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MiniSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MiniSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MiniComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniComputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MiniComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniComputers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wang</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WangWriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WangWriter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SWTPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SWTPC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Nakazoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nakazoto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Centurion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Centurion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/CenturionComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenturionComputer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Cactus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cactus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SEL810A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SEL810A</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BBZ80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBZ80</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PIX80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PIX80</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PJ5" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PJ5</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Zolatron64" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zolatron64</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RC2014Pro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RC2014Pro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RC2014" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RC2014</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Magi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Magi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MagiB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagiB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/MagiB2015" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagiB2015</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SegaSG1000" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SegaSG1000</span></a> #6502 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Z80" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Z80</span></a> #6800 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RISC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RISC8x8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RISC8x8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/8Bit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>8Bit</span></a></p>
lopta<p>It's 2am and I should be asleep but I had a DEC PDP-3 manual to finish. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a></p>