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v-un-v
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject:
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Is this the right place for this? I guess so.
A very interesting viewing- and something to mull over while you design your next PCB!
PS- Bill, this one's for you mate
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USyoT_Ha_bA _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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State Machine
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:55 pm Post subject:
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Quote: | A very interesting viewing- and something to mull over while you design your next PCB!
PS- Bill, this one's for you mate |
Fascinating piece of history !!! Thanks Tom. I really enjoyed that and there are more video demos as well
I enjoy the history of computing very much and I can recommend a book that I own. It is entitled:
"A History of Modern Computing" by Paul E. Ceruzzi. Second Ed.
Thanks again .....
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:11 pm Post subject:
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Yeah Sketchpad was specifically for you Bill- I knew that you'd dig it
(ohh "Dig it...digit?? geddit? )
Yes I watched this a few times. Superb! _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:12 pm Post subject:
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PS- the book looks good. I'll have to get hold of a copy _________________ ACHTUNG!
ALLES TURISTEN UND NONTEKNISCHEN LOOKENPEEPERS!
DAS KOMPUTERMASCHINE IST NICHT FÜR DER GEFINGERPOKEN UND MITTENGRABEN! ODERWISE IST EASY TO SCHNAPPEN DER SPRINGENWERK, BLOWENFUSEN UND POPPENCORKEN MIT SPITZENSPARKSEN.
IST NICHT FÜR GEWERKEN BEI DUMMKOPFEN. DER RUBBERNECKEN SIGHTSEEREN KEEPEN DAS COTTONPICKEN HÄNDER IN DAS POCKETS MUSS.
ZO RELAXEN UND WATSCHEN DER BLINKENLICHTEN. |
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State Machine
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Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject:
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Quote: | PS- the book looks good. I'll have to get hold of a copy |
Yes, it's quite good reading. very comprehensive From Vacuum tubes to DOT COM fallout and Microsoft antitrust ........ and everything in between
The book "NERDS 2.0.1" is also a very good history of how the whole internet got started ........
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