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annzeise.bsky.social
Updated copy of a photo I took of the Utah Teapot at the Computer History Museum. Why was a teapot featured at this museum, of all places? It was the first object ever digitally rendered!
#photography #teapot #ComputerHistory
Ceramic teapot with a round body, a curved spout on the left, and a sturdy handle on the right. The teapot has a matching lid with a knob on top. The background is artistically faded to white, drawing attention to the teapot. Below the teapot, you can see handwriting that reads: By Ann Zeise.
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
geewiz.dev
📖 Interesting read: "One too many words on AT&T's $2,000 Korn shell and other Usenet topics"

blog.gabornyeki.com/2025-12-usen...

#unix #computerhistory
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
wossman.net.gy
A brief history of Gopher, the global Internet information distribution protocol that preceded the World Wide Web.

youtube.com/watch?v=Flo9...

#retrocomputing #computerhistory #retronetworking #internethistory
What Happened to Gopher? The Internet We Lost
YouTube video by OFFLINE MUSEUM
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
spacehobo.teh.entar.net.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://mastodon.online/@mwichary/115676326852139827

Love to see a thread about the #linc appear without coming from me! #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #computerhistory
mastodon.online
December 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
cine31.bsky.social
C:>RUN the Sale! 💻 The classic MS-DOS Logo Tee is here. Get this retro computing essential for just $16! #BLACKFRIDAY SALE: Up to 35% OFF Sitewide. Shop the command line now!
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1104...
#MSDOS #RetroTech #90sNostalgia #ComputerHistory #Sale
November 30, 2025 at 3:12 AM
wossman.net.gy
This time, The Serial Port tackles the history of VLANs.

youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1z...

#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory #theserialport
1995: The Year of the Virtual LAN
YouTube video by The Serial Port
youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
eemnee.bsky.social
In der Ausrollphase einer abzulösenden Applikation. Habe mir jetzt die alte App aus Computerhistory Gründen nochmal angesehen. ist von 06/1995. 30,5 Jahre für eine App ist schon ein Methusalix. RIP.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ekimellnea.bsky.social
Before Silicon Valley billionaires, there were MIT students obsessed with code. Discover the true roots of the computer revolution.
#NonFiction #BookRecommendation #ComputerHistory
https://smpl.is/aexdj
Hackers: The Untold Story of the Original Tech Pioneers
Hackers tells the story of the original tech rebels who shaped computing, driven by passion, skill, and the hacker ethic.
smpl.is
November 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
wossman.net.gy
More essential viewing from @retrobytes.bsky.social.

What a way to start the weekend! 👌🏾

Thanks, John!

#retrocomputing #retronetworking #computerhistory
retrobytes.bsky.social RetroBytes(John) @retrobytes.bsky.social · 24d
I made a video, as I occasionally do. This one is about the world of email before we all started using Internet email, in particular company group mail.
youtu.be/czpiHZPyxLU
E-Mail before the Internet
YouTube video by RetroBytes
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Some not-so-mini Digital minicomputers and their terminals.

See it in person at acms.org.au.

#dec #digital #minicomputer #Server #computerhistory #computermuseum
A rack with Digital minicomputer equipment in black boxes. A beige Digital minicomputer behind a blue chair. What looks like a reel-to-reel tape storage device hooked up to a Digital machine. A fallen Chromebook sign from another exhibit is laying on the ground in front of it. A dark brown and beige HP (I think?) minicomputer terminal.
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
armadillosoft.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tomjennings/115584878458881603

#newsUcanUse #computerhistory
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Philips Videopac G7000 computer from 1978, known to Americans as the Magnavox Odyssey 2. Apparently, it was sold in Australia at one point?

At https://acms.org.au/

#odyssey2 #videopac #g7000 #retrocomputing #computerhistory
A beige and black computer with a membrane keyboard.
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
The disk formats of yesteryear. Which ones did you use? Can you name them all?

As seen at https://acms.org.au/

#Disk #disc #computerhistory #oldcomputers
A collection of disks from 8-inch flopped through to CD-ROMs and zip drives. A wooden table covered with old disks.
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
A museum guide compares a 3-inch Amstrad disk to a yellow Nintendo Famicom disk drive disk.

At https://acms.org.au/

#Nintendo #nes #famicom #Disk #disc #retrocomputing #computerhistory #amstrad #amstradcpc
The yellow disk is slightly longer than the Amstrad disk and has the word Nintendo engraved on it. Otherwise, it is the same size as the Amstrad disk.
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
An original Apple Macintosh.

On display at the https://acms.org.au/

#apple #macintosh #stevejobs #retrocomputing #computers #computerhistory
An original 1984-design Apple Macintosh, with a small black and white display in an all-in-one case. It is sitting on a wooden desk with a keyboard in front.
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 AM
bryan.dusty.ninja.ap.brid.gy
The good old days of early laptops. A cheap $9k device in 1989… #retrocomputing #computerhistory #dos
(Can’t figure out original author for attribution since YouTube has so many different uploads)
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
peterisskorovs.com
#OnThisDay in 1970, Douglas Engelbart received U.S. Patent No. 3,541,541 for the invention we now know as the computer mouse. A small wooden device that reshaped how humans interact with computers and laid the foundation for modern user interfaces.
#OTD #PatentHistory #ComputerHistory
U.S. Patent No. 3,541,541 for "X-Y position indicator for a display system". Replica of original computer mouse prototype designed by Douglas Englebert. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Image Credit: SRI International CC BY-SA 3.0 Replica of original computer mouse prototype designed by Douglas Englebert. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Image Credit: SRI International CC BY 4.0
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Perhaps the most influential flop in computer history: The Apple Lisa.

On display at https://acms.org.au/

#apple #applelisa #Lisa #computerhistory #retrocomputing
The Apple Lisa: A slightly yellowed rectangular computer with an embedded screen on the left, and a keyboard underneath.
November 17, 2025 at 6:59 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
A purple Silicon Graphics workstation cube that's a *lot* bigger than I thought it would be.

Most of Hollywood's '90s CGI special effects were created on SGI machines like this...

On display at https://acms.org.au/

#silicongraphics #sgi #computerhistory #retrocomputing #retrocomputer
A very blue Silicon Graphics computer under a beige monitor, that's next to a massive purple cube workstation.
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
rmathew4bs.bsky.social
The follow-up talk by another legend in #BBCMicro and #ARM mythology, Steve Furber, is also available now:

“From Little Acorns…”, The Centre For Computing History (youtu.be/eeQn_AJqX54).

#Acorn #ComputerHistory #CPU #RetroComputing #Beeb
"From little Acorns..." - Steve Furber - ARM at 40 anniversary, Talk 5
YouTube video by The Centre for Computing History
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Arguably Apple's first flop, the Apple 3.

As seen at https://acms.org.au/

#apple #retrocomputing #retrocomputer #retrocomputers #computerhistory
The Apple 3. A two-tone beige and brown computer with a keyboard, disk drives, and a CRT monitor.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
The original iMac. Nearly 30 years on, it's still a great example of industrial design.

As seen at https://acms.org.au/

#apple #iMac #retrocomputing #vintagecomputers #computerhistory
A semitranslucent teal CRT iMac.
November 15, 2025 at 6:40 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Kambrook were another Australian electronics company that briefly tried their hand at the computer business.

On display at https://acms.org.au/

#computers #computer #retrocomputing #computerhistory
A two-tone grey laptop with a monochrome LCD screen that has a thick black border. On the hinge is the word Kambrook.
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
Here's a bit of a mystery machine, the MICA (Made In Canberra Australia) from around 1983-ish.

It's on display at https://acms.org.au/

#computerhistory
Old computer with a grey CRT screen and a two-tone grey keyboard.
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
ajsadauskas.pixelfed.social.ap.brid.gy
This is the world's first true battery-powered laptop, the Dulmont Magnum.

It's also the only laptop to be designed and built in Australia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulmont_Magnum

On display at: https://acms.org.au/

#retrocomputing #retrocomputer #computerhistory
A black computer with a small monochrome display, and a keyboard with green, grey, and white keys.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM