A 1950s computer indexed the entire Bible

The PDP-10 was one of the first computers [Jörg] had gotten his hands on, and there are very, very few people that can deny the beauty of a panel full of buttons, LEDs, dials, and analog meters. When...

The “human computers” who operated ENIAC have received little credit

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Last year, researchers at Fermilab received over $3.5 million for projects that delve into the burgeoning field of quantum information science. Research funded by the grant runs the gamut, from building and modeling devices for possible use in the development of quantum computers to using ultracold atoms to look for dark matter.

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In 1967, Lawrence ‘Larry’ Luckham was an operations manager at Bell Labs in Oakland, California. He brought a camera into work to capture a day in the life…

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You use the computer so many times, don't you? But what do you know about its history? Do you know how computers evolved from being small calculators to becoming the intelligent machines that they are? Read on for information on the evolution of computers.

*Putting the kibosh on those demonstrators

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Once upon a time, our computers and various technologies came in vibrant colors.

Road Trip 2011: Many say World War II would have lasted two more years if master British code breakers, led by Alan Turing, and using information and devices from Polish mathematicians, hadn't solved the Germans' secret cyphers.

Is there a better way to start out the week than with a generous helping of old-school miniskirts? That’s our philosophy anyway, so we plan to bring you offerings of vintage minis at the start of each work week. To start with, let’s have a look at miniskirts and computers. Most of these photographs are … Continue reading "Mini Skirt Monday: Minis and Vintage Computers"

'How it works' The Computer by David Carey. Illustrations by B. H. Robinson. Ladybird book. First published in 1971.

Creator: Lucian Bernhard (German graphic designer, 1883-1972) Date: before 1914 Materials: color lithograph Measurements: Work description: advertising poster for manufacturer Work type: advertisements; posters Image_Filename: 06110803 Subjects: Advertisements

A decent view of an IBM 3277 terminal. This shows the size of the thing.

by Ida Moya [Meet our newest fellow Journeyer, Mrs. Moya, whose technical background is as enviable as it is fascinating. Given the whirlwind pace at which computer technology is advancing, I thought our readers would like to get, straight from the source (as it were), an account of Where We Are Today…] Hello, fellow Travelers. … Continue reading [January 7, 1963] From Los Alamos to the Moon (Computing — the State of the Art) →

Accidental Empires -- a short history of IBM culture and how the company got in the PC business