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To know more log on to www.extentia.com (file://www.extentia.com/) #Extentia #Android
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Unlock Your Hip Flexors

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How Much Data is That? [INFOGRAPHIC] <--- I've needed this for years
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How much data in a Gigabyte etc.

Byte, KiloByte, Megabyte, GigaByte whats really means! Yottabyte is about a septillion bytes

Laptops are quickly becoming the computer of choice for many people. If you do not yet have a laptop computer, you may not know what you are missing out on

Quick look infographic on data sizes

How Much Data is That? [INFOGRAPHIC] <--- I've needed this for years

 
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Thank you technology…
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The technology of computer memory has come a long way. I have over a terabyte of memory on my computer and it takes up so little space.

Computer Education World. Anyone Can Use A Desktop Computer With The Right Advice. Individuals from all over the world use desktop computers on a daily basis for both professional and personal reasons. You may not know much about computer

Here is a collection of images that proves that you don't have to be a nerd to appreciate science. Actually, there's a word for people who don't like this kind of stuff.

New technology US Humor - Funny pictures, Quotes, Pics, Photos, Images on imgfave

250 MB HARD DRIVE BEFORE AND NOW

 
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History of Digital Storage
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The History of Digital Storage: The whirring hard drives that once occupied entire university labs held but a fraction of the data we carry in our pockets every day — and thats only 50 years of progress.

The History of Digital Storage -- My introduction to computers: My Granny Sylvia worked in the data processing department of a large insurance company in South Africa. They used punch cards to record and process data.

A visual history of Digital Storage. I fondly recall winding up cassettes with a pencil for my earliest computer.

Who remembers floppy drives, ZIP drives or the 1 MB USB devices? Here's an infographic on the evolution of digital storage devices. From punch cards to cloud storage.

The History of Digital Storage - The whirring hard drives that once occupied entire university labs held but a fraction of the data we carry in our pockets every day — and that’s only 50 years of progress.

 
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I have Samsungs

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Commodore VIC-20 Computers
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So many happy hours.I still have dozens of peek/poke addresses memorized

One of the original ads for the Commodore Personal Color Computer

Commodore you remember the loading times,these often ended with 'Load Error'!

Commodore My first computer. Learned how to program computer games on this.

Commodore VIC-20

 
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New Home Computers - 1977
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iloveoldmagazines: Popular Science 1977 Vol.

1977 Commodore PET maybe its not the but still vintage

Definite blast from the past.

old pc ad

New Home Computers - 1977

 
 
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William Shatner
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Some history porn I put together for you guys. Enjoy!
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It’s always funny to read those old computer magazines, because nothing gets old faster than the technology news. Can you believe that the computer in your cell

55 Vintage Computer Ads Which Will Make You Compare Today and Past

10 Vintage Hard Drive & Memory Ads That Question Value For Money

Retro ads reveal sky-high prices of now archaic technology

Computer Components Ad ... 10MB Hard Disk, $3,495

 
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Pre-laptop era.
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The Computer History Museum

Not quite old enough to remember the Osborne one-side-unhooks-to-become-keyboard "portable" PC, but I recall a Compaq version that weighed a TON

Celebs, comics, and—at times—computing itself helped sell the young technology.

Make mainframes, not war: how Mad Men sold computers in the and

Pre-laptop era.

 
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Hewlett-Packard HP-5451A (Fourier Analyzer), 1972
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Wonderful / Beautiful / Computational: Photo
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I remember changing the disk drives on the that DMBC used to have. of data on 5 platters!

Computer Education World.

Sperry Univac 9080 Mainframe Computer.

 
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Ecove Solutions Private Limited is one the best IT Solutions COmpany in India… #ad
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Science infographic and charts Computer's timeline (Computer Tech) Infographic Description Computer's timeline (Computer Tech) - Infographic Source

Ecove Solutions Private Limited is one the best IT Solutions COmpany in India…

It's fascinating to see the history of computers, from the early mechanical calculating device to modern digital computer. This pictorial timeline traces

History of Computers Thanks to Alan Turi ng’s Invaluable Work

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Punched on a Special Card
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Key punch cards - these are what we used in computer class in 1974

punch cards for data and program command entry. Top is a custom one for a business, bottom the standard IBM.

I did work in an office where we did 'keypunch' cards.

"For retrieval by computer, information may be punched on a special card (top). A blank card is shown (bottom)."

 
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Totally the way it was when my mom was a computer programmer. Punchcards. The Works. The woman is saying 'I have this.'
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Vintage Computer - Today's smartwatches likely have more computing-power than this room-sized device held.

This Woman Was a Bored Button-Pusher Before Jane Jetson Was Even Born

Computation in the … big computers! (by x-ray delta one)

un-gif-dans-ta-gueule: Let’s try something.

Totally the way it was when my mom was a computer programmer. Punchcards. The Works. The woman is saying 'I have this.'

 
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Chic Ka Pong Shop
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Apple’s 1989 Portable Computer Concept, based on Alan Kay’s sketches for the Dynabook

One Gaming Computer Sight Words

Brave new world the feelies essay Full Glossary for Brave New World; Essay, about love suffer even from the representation of such an orgy at the feelies. In Brave New World.

Old Computer Hardware

Prototype macbook 1989 #ipad #macbook #ibook #thenewipad #apple #prototype #gadget

 
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Step into the IBM time machine: Behold, the 50-year-old System/360 mainframe
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IBM System 360 Model 65 - the first computer I worked on.

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The Vault Of The Atomic Space Age — weissesrauschen: rapinvent

Living my dream in SoCal.

Step into the IBM time machine: Behold, the 50-year-old System/360 mainframe

 
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The operating system for the LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer) - the first minicomputer and forerunner to the personal computer - was developed by Mary Allen Wilkes.
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Computer Education World.

The operating system for the LINC (Laboratory Instrument Computer) - the first minicomputer and forerunner to the personal computer - was developed by Mary Allen Wilkes.

 
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Everyone had a "tape library" and a tape librarian ... Here, Bell Labs, 1970.
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Computer operator Bea in the tape library

In Lawrence ‘Larry’ Luckham was an operations manager at Bell Labs in Oakland, California.

Used to help my aunt on Saturdays hanging tapes like this at her work

Everyone had a "tape library" and a tape librarian ... Here, Bell Labs, 1970.

 
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C64 1982 Advert
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Vic 20 & commodore 64 first computers

Commodore 64 Ad My mother often joked that they had to mortgage the house to buy this for the family!

Computer Education World. Like most people, you understand the importance of having a desktop computer that gets many different types of tasks done.

Que alegria ! un Commodore 64 !

Commodore 64 1982 Advert

 
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1978 Apple Computer ad #retro #computers #gaming #techvana
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Vintage Apple Computer ad from

Apple Computer Inc. was established on April 1976 and incorporated on January Apple first started advertising its products.

Retrospective and Evolution of Apple Ads -- So crazy to see what the early days of Apple's ads looked liked

A rare Apple II personal computer advertisement. Detailing the first thing you should know about personal computers, Apple. Sink your teeth into an

1978 Apple Computer ad #retro #computers #gaming #techvana

 
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The IBM PC XT 286 is an intermediate computer between the IBM PC XT and the IBM PC AT . It had a very short career because most of its features can be found in the PC AT. My first computer. Contrary to the PC XT, it has a saved clock and a calendar. James G. Davis reports: Only a few were made-maybe 20,000. Someone with IBM told me that they stopped making them when they had used up all the XT boxes, since the new ATs used a different box.
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How To Choose: There are only a few main parts of the computer that truly make the difference between the others. As long as when you are looking for the right computer to buy, you pay attention to…

Computer Education World.

The IBM PC XT 286 is an intermediate computer between the IBM PC XT and the IBM PC AT . It had a very short career because most of its features can be found in the PC AT. My first computer. Contrary to the PC XT, it has a saved clock and a calendar. James G. Davis reports: Only a few were made-maybe 20,000. Someone with IBM told me that they stopped making them when they had used up all the XT boxes, since the new ATs used a different box.

 
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Apple invents... publ
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Jan Apple Gets Graphic With 'Lisa'. Apple releases the 'Lisa', the first commercial computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) — the advance that would finally make computers usable by people with no special trainin

this image shows history of the apple computer. Portraying the computer to be easy to use.

Apple Computer Inc. was established on April 1976 and incorporated on January Apple first started advertising its products i.

The Apple Lisa- This was even before Macintosh! (The "Again" is for the Apple II that came out before it).

Apple invents... publ

 
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Acoustic coupler modem, 300bps
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Two oldies, but goodies!

Acoustic coupler modem, 300bps

 
 
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Cray-1 supercomputer (1976)
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I love these as they moved away from the beige cabinets of the IBM forebears and actually built a supercomputer that looked cool!

Cray-1 supercomputer (1976)

 
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P20090827- Univac 9400 - 1969
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The best computers the had to offer!

Univac 9400 mainframe computer system, circa 1969

 
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DEC Video Data Processor: a built into a body

Love these old school computers and terminals. Back in the day, the terminal was a “dumb” computer you used to talk to the mainframe.

- DECmate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Computer from casette futurism

DEC VT78

 
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Hurricane Dorian Strengthens Into Historic Category 5 Storm
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85 Funny And/Or Ridiculous Vintage Computer Ads

Analog Jungle To Digital Concrete: Retro Computer Ads

If you need us, we'll be by the pool with our Commodore Executive

These Vintage Computer Ads Show Just How Far We've Come

Who's keeping up with Commodore?

 
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Atari 800 -- our first computer

The good old chunky Atari 800

Introducing Atari Personal Computer System: The personal computer with expandable memory, advanced peripherals, and comprehensive software so it will never become obsolete.

Originally the successor to the the 400 and 800 computers were definitely the next-generation gaming platform in But it says it will "never become obsolete".oh Atari.

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You too could be the proud owner of this Radio Shack TRS-80 DC-2212 1200 baud modem for the low, low price of $ 399.95 (about $ 859.81 in 2012 dollars). …If you traveled back in time with the proper currency, that is. But I wouldn't recommend it.
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Adventures in vintage computers and retrogaming. Includes articles on classic games and obsolete computers.

You too could be the proud owner of this Radio Shack TRS-80 DC-2212 1200 baud modem for the low, low price of $ 399.95 (about $ 859.81 in 2012 dollars). …If you traveled back in time with the proper currency, that is. But I wouldn't recommend it.

 
 
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Bizarre vintage adverts from decades past
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IBM 5100 - Retro Poster by Vespertin. The IBM 5100 of time traveller fame.

This retro IBM poster would be brilliant to re-create and replace with a different image.

Vintage ads are the best. This retro IBM ad reminds us of Atari. Anyone else see the similarity?

IBM introduces the IBM 5100 Portable Computer, a 50 lb. desktop machine that put computer capabilities at the fingertips of engineers, analysts, statisticians, and other problem-solvers.

Another advert from IBM advertises a 'portable computer' from 1975, shows a machine that appears anything other than compact

 
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Remington Rand UNIVAC 1110, 1972.
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Univac 1100 data center, raised flooring and all

Describes the LISP system that was built for the Univac 1100 series of mainframes in about 1968 by Eric Norman of the University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Remington Rand UNIVAC 1110, 1972.

 
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Pascal to Apple: The geekiest auction ever (pictures)
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Computer Education World. Solid Video Marketing Tips And Tricks You Can Use Right Now. Video marketing does work well, but it can be expensive and time-consuming. It is a good decision to use video marketing as a promotional tactic for a busi

Apple's breakthrough machine, the Pascaline mechanical calculator and a toy which smokes real tobacco - all on sale at a remarkable auction in Germany.

The Apple Steve Jobs denied strenuously is was named after his (at that time estranged) daughter and had Apple's marketing people come up with an acronym for LISA. Nobody was convinced.

Apple 1983 The Apple was the first commercially successful personal computer with graphical mouse-controlled User-Interface

Another Apple first in the May 25 auction is one of the first mouse-controlled systems, the Lisa-1. It had a very short run in the 1980s before giving way to the more reliable Lisa-2 and eventually, the Macintosh. Breker estimates it will fetch up to $40,000 at auction. Apples Lisa-1 - CNET via @CNET

 
 
 
 
 
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Old computers " Trackball" before the invention of the mouse.
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This is what the computer I learned on looked at back in high school in the late

Noo more white computer boxes. This model should have gone the way of the floppy disk and the Zipdrives.

computer We had a computer almost like this.keyboard was all one color. The screen was orange and green on a black background.

the first computer I worked with in the early Back then it was called a VDU (visual display unit)

Old computers " Trackball" before the invention of the mouse.

 
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Retro Computer Friday - The DEC 3000 AXP! First introduced in 1992, it had a EV4 CPU running at 133 Mhz and could support up to 512MB RAM. Whoo-hoo!
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Retro Computer Friday - The DEC 3000 AXP! First introduced in 1992, it had a EV4 CPU running at 133 Mhz and could support up to 512MB RAM. Whoo-hoo!

 
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Account Suspended
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Me & My TRS-80: Kids And Their Computers in the 1980s
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Magnetic Core Memory, 1953
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Laptops offer more computing power than tablets and smartphones. Having a laptop that’s of good quality is similar to having a desktop computer wherever you wish to be.

As in core.

Magnetic Core Memory, 1953

 
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TI-99 "Begin" Screen.
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hours to type in the program and hours to figure out your typos.

TI computer - we used an old black & white TV

I remember playing silly games on the "new" computers in preschool.

This was waiting for me and my brother one Christmas morning

TI-99 "Begin" Screen.