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CppCon 2016: Jason Turner “Rich Code for Tiny Computers: A Simple Commodore 64 Game in C++17”

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The Computer Chronicles - UNIX (1985)

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The Computer Chronicles: CES 1994 (awesome episode!)

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The Computer Chronicles - Smart TVs (1995)

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DOOM on a Digital Camera from 1998! 66mhz PPC with 8MB of ram.... In a camera in 98.

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The Computer Chronicles - Computer Viruses (1990)

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The Computer Chronicles: Software Piracy (2/1/1985)

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The Computer Chronicles - Operating Systems (1984)

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The Computer Chronicles - Hard Disk Storage (1985)

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The Computer Chronicles - Windows 3.0 (1990)

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It is (current year) and I need to upgrade my windows 98 computer to play Deus Ex.

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I am ready to be inserted into a 1980s microcomputer.

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Just Another Day In 1972 Working At Dec On A Niche Program To Be Used On A Pdp-11 Industrial Grade Computer - Ken Thompson (sitting) and Dennis Ritchie (standing) in front of a PDP-11 in 1972.

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Crazy custom keyboards.

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iBook Clamshell G3 to G4 Mod Review

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I Bought a NeXTcube, Now What? - Krazy Ken's Tech Misadventures

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Essential Reality P5 Glove

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Here's What Happens When an 18 Year Old Buys a Mainframe. Fun story, gay hair.

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The World's first Overclocked computer

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IBM model F usb controllers are a thing. Great keyboard, you can pick them up in "for parts or repair" condition and throw one of these in for cheap.

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$2 find. Complete minus the shit shovelware that came with it.

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$1 thrift store score. Radio Shack EC-242.

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The Eternal Mainframe.

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K-Mart Yahoo Bluelight (Free Dialup Internet 2000)

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Unix at 50: How the OS that powered smartphones started from failure

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