Computerworld has a story on how desktop PCs are quickly losing favour to laptops when it comes to supremacy in the workplace and at home: SEPTEMBER 26, 2005 (COMPUTERWORLD) – After almost a quarter of a century as the personal computing device of choice for business, the desktop PC is sliding off its pedestal. It [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Computers In General'
Dept 1127 (birthblace of UNIX) Is Gone
August 17th, 2005 · No Comments · Computers In General
Unixreview posts that Dept 1127 (birthplace of UNIX) has been dispanded . An Exerpt: In 1969, UNIX was created at Bell Labs. For decades, the source of the AT&T dialect of UNIX came from the researches of workers in department 1127. When the “Baby Bells” split from “Ma Bell,” department 1127 survived. When AT&T and [...]
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Why New Operating Systems Won’t Stand A Chance :-(
July 6th, 2005 · No Comments · Computers In General, Linux, Microsoft
OSNews has an interesting opinion piece on the current state of the operating system “scene” and how it’s difficult for alternative OSes (read: Not Linux, OSX or Windows) to gain a foothold: There are many ‘really alternative’ operating systems currently in existence. Most of them are purely for research, personal enjoyment or as a coding [...]
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Why Is Retro Computing Coming Back?
June 20th, 2005 · No Comments · Computers In General, Cool Geeky Stuff
The new Scientist has an interesting article on why retro computing is becoming so popular these days: REMEMBER your first time, when you sat in front of a keyboard and monochrome screen and joined a brave new world? You may have been playing Pong or Manic Miner, or carefully crafting your first lines of code. [...]
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DivX 6 Released
June 16th, 2005 · No Comments · Computers In General
BetaNews reports that DIVX 6 has just been released: DivX on Wednesday unleashed version 6 of its digital video platform, which enables the creation and playback of highly compressed media files. The company also introduced the DivX Media Format, which standardizes DivX content using the .divx extension and adds the same interactive capabilities found in [...]
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Indian Company Releases Computer For The Poor
May 11th, 2005 · No Comments · Business, Computers In General, Hardware
The Hindu reports that a new company is about to sell a computer that’s very affordable. And to top it off, the thing runs Linux Excerpt: NEW DELHI: A computer, a mobile one, for Rs.10,000? A Bangalore-based company on Tuesday announced the development of such a system under a project sponsored by the Council of [...]
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A Brief History Of The GUI
May 5th, 2005 · No Comments · Apple, Computers In General, Cool Geeky Stuff, Linux, Microsoft
Ars Technica has written a fascinating brief history of the GUI. Excerpt: The history of the development of the graphical user interface is a long and complicated tale. While it is easy to find individuals like Douglas Engelbart and Alan Kay who made great contributions to advancing the state of the art, the truth of [...]
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ATM inventor gets his kudos
January 4th, 2005 · No Comments · Computers In General, Cool Geeky Stuff
Seems that the guy who invented the ATM machine has finally been honoured, at 79 years old. Well, better late then never. An excerpt: The De La Rue Automatic Cash System took in cheques impregnated with Carbon 14, which were bought in advance from a bank teller, and exchanged them for cash. Each cheque was [...]
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