Why DOS Was (and Is) a Thing
FreeDOS (21.09.2020) Where did DOS come from? Why does DOS look they way it does? And why do we still use DOS in 2020? I just gave this talk at the Kieler Open Source und… Why DOS Was (and Is) a Thing
Life Before the Internet… You had to do WHAT?
Recollection Road
The Death of Europe’s Last Electronics Giant
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Netscape: its rise, fall, and eventual revenge
RetroBytes (17.06.2022) The browser that opened a door to the huge explosion in popularity for the Web, it dominated the early web scene, but after only a few years Microsoft’s browser IE had a larger… Netscape: its rise, fall, and eventual revenge
Neues Leben für einen alten Computer
In meinem Besitz befindet sich ein 24″-iMac «Early 2009», also ein knapp 14-jähriger Rechner. Das aktuellste Betriebssystem von Apple, das noch installiert werden kann, ist OS X 10.11 El Capitan, das am 30. September 2015… Neues Leben für einen alten Computer
MicroMV and me – Tiny Videotape, big impact
Techmoan In this video I take a look at Sony’s MicroMV, the smallest videocassette tape format ever made. I’ll demonstrate the DCR-IP1 camera and show how I went about editing footage from this defunct format.… MicroMV and me – Tiny Videotape, big impact
Apple – The Rise and Fall… And Rise Again
Company Man (31.08.2022) Apple has experienced one of the all-time biggest comebacks. Over the last few decades, they have gone from near bankruptcy to one of the biggest companies ever. This video tells the story… Apple – The Rise and Fall… And Rise Again
HP-150 touchscreen computer with Bob Vila 1985
TOH Clips (16.07.2020) Bob Vila demos a cutting edge HP-150 touchscreen computer in this clip from “This Old House” Season 6 “In and Around Boston” Episode 26 “An Artful Apartment Part 4”. Originally aired March… HP-150 touchscreen computer with Bob Vila 1985
The correcting feature of typewriters is not what I thought
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2XL – The ‘70s toy that faked A.I. …with an 8-Track
Techmoan (09.07.2022) 2-XL – a smart toy created from a very simple idea. Here’s a link to the 2-XL online emulator. https://www.2xlbot.com/ It doesn’t work with all web browsers, but it worked fine for me… 2XL – The ‘70s toy that faked A.I. …with an 8-Track