Alex Prichard · @alexprichard
387 followers · 570 posts · Server mstdn.social@westbynoreaster had a quick look around and foud this https://www.technoanarchism.org/the-history-and-evolution-of-techno-anarchism/ and this by @anarchyalive https://mirror.anarhija.net/theanarchistlibrary.org/mirror/u/ug/uri-gordon-anarchism-and-the-politics-of-technology.pdf which was published in Anarchist Studies in 2009.
#historyofcomputing #Computing #Technology #Anarchism
Thony Christie · @rmathematicus
491 followers · 1411 posts · Server historians.social
Rafa · @rdpor
35 followers · 24 posts · Server fosstodon.orgDoes anyone know of any relationship between Bill Gates / Microsoft with Ronald Reagan? Did Microsoft have any meaningful contact with congress or executive during Reagan years? Anything helps here. #ushistory #historyofinformatics #historyofcomputing #histodons
#ushistory #historyofinformatics #historyofcomputing #histodons
CryptoNewsBot · @cryptonewsbot
574 followers · 30091 posts · Server schleuss.onlineHistory of computing: From Abacus to quantum computers - Journey through time and witness the remarkable advancements that... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/history-of-computing-from-abacus-to-quantum-computers #mechanicalcalculators #vacuumtubecomputers #historyofcomputing #tabulatingmachines #integratedcircuits #personalcomputers #analyticalengine #worldwideweb #transistors #internet #abacus
#abacus #internet #transistors #worldwideweb #analyticalengine #personalcomputers #integratedcircuits #tabulatingmachines #historyofcomputing #vacuumtubecomputers #mechanicalcalculators
Troy Kaighin Astarte · @tka
18 followers · 112 posts · Server toot.walesPublication day!
Troy K. Astarte (2023) 'From Monitors to Monitors: a Primitive History'. Minds & Machines.
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11023-023-09632-2.pdf
#history #computerscience #historyofcomputing
Daniel Norton · @daniel
69 followers · 354 posts · Server mastodon.danielnorton.comA quick Google search turned up nothing, but I would be interested in learning about of the psychology surrounding the current and historical popularity of computer programming languages.
A study in 1981 suggested that the programming language was secondary to the skill of the person using the language. https://doi.org/10.1145/356835.356840
I’m particularly interested in learning how to properly shame the use of PHP.
#ComputerProgramming #Psychology #HistoryOfComputing #PHP #Python #JavaScript #Java
#computerprogramming #psychology #historyofcomputing #php #python #javascript #java
Jim Donegan ✅ · @jimdonegan
1338 followers · 3301 posts · Server mastodon.scotWhere did #Bytes Come From? - #Computerphile
"Why do we have 8 #Bits in a byte? Professor #Brailsford on the origins of the humble byte."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixJCo0cyAuA&ab_channel=Computerphile
#Bit #BinaryDigit #BinaryDigits #IT #Computing #ComputerScience #Computation #History #HistoryOfComputing #HistoryOfComputers #Binary #BinaryArithmetic #Arithmetic #Math #Mathematics #DavidBrailsford
#davidbrailsford #mathematics #math #arithmetic #binaryarithmetic #binary #historyofcomputers #historyofcomputing #history #computation #computerscience #computing #it #binarydigits #binarydigit #bit #brailsford #bits #computerphile #bytes
Daniel Norton · @daniel
59 followers · 183 posts · Server mastodon.danielnorton.comMy first network modem was 0.00000011 Gbps.
My first disk was 0.000000064 TB.
#BabyBoomer #Computing #HistoryOfComputing #ComputingHistory #MooresLaw #KrydersLaw #ButtersLaw
#babyboomer #computing #historyofcomputing #computinghistory #mooreslaw #kryderslaw #butterslaw
Michael Piotrowski · @true_mxp
435 followers · 500 posts · Server qoto.org“Beyond Word Processing: The Online Text System” (1979-10-03)
Very interesting memo by David Casseres on what what could perhaps be called “NLS-style text editing” in the context of Jef Raskin’s original Macintosh project (i.e., before Steve Jobs took over).
https://archive.org/details/Apple_Mac_Selected_Papers_1980/page/n110/mode/1up
#historyofcomputing #InteractiveEditing #writing
Michael Piotrowski · @true_mxp
423 followers · 460 posts · Server qoto.orgFor the last session of my (new) course on the “History of Computing,” we visited the Musée Bolo https://www.museebolo.ch/?lang=en
I was positivley surprised that almost all of them were there, so this is really a topic that interests them. This also confirms that it was a good decision to create this course (which was partly also due to student feedback).
The guest talks by @barbara_hof and Moritz Feichtinger were also very much appreciated!
#historyofcomputing #digitalhumanities
Vivienne Dunstan · @vivdunstan
596 followers · 384 posts · Server mastodon.scot
Ok I’m officially intrigued. There’s a new board game called Turing Machine. More info on the BoardGameGeek page. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/356123/turing-machine/
#BoardGames #ComputerScience #Computing #Games #TuringMachine #AlanTuring #HistoryOfComputing #ComputingHistory #Codes #CodeBreaking #Cryptography
#computinghistory #cryptography #codebreaking #codes #historyofcomputing #alanturing #turingmachine #games #computing #computerscience #boardgames
Daniel Norton · @daniel
58 followers · 161 posts · Server mastodon.danielnorton.com
It was over 50 years ago that I first used a computer: a CDC 6600 “supercomputer” that I accessed at 110 bps (0.000110 Mbps) from a teletype at my junior high school in Houston. (Our smartphones are many times more powerful than that supercomputer.)
Photo of computer: © Jitze Couperus, CC BY 2.0 License
Photo of teletype: © Marcin Wichary, CC BY 2.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
#HistoryOfComputing #History #Computing #CDC #SuperComputer #Teletype
#historyofcomputing #history #computing #cdc #supercomputer #teletype
Tarek · @tarek
72 followers · 144 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Also got Claire Evans “The Untold Story of the Women Who Made the Internet”. Women in tech deserves more recognition than what the history books and the media provide. #computinghistory #bookshelf #historyofcomputing
#computinghistory #bookshelf #historyofcomputing
aegilops :github::microsoft: · @aegilops
46 followers · 172 posts · Server fosstodon.org
@ross they used maths by hand, then computers - they built their own ICs and computers for the purpose, helping to kick-start the US computing industry.
https://www.embedded.com/calculating-trajectories-for-apollo-program/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer
Lots of the concepts in the AGC look amazingly recognisable!
Gtmlosangeles · @Gtmlosangeles
145 followers · 571 posts · Server kolektiva.socialDoes anyone know where I can see an operating Differential Analyzer in real life?
#HistoryOfComputing
#HistoryOfTechnology
#historyofcomputing #historyoftechnology
James Smithies · @jamessmithies
91 followers · 19 posts · Server hachyderm.ioPeople looking for historical context for the Twitter migration might be interested in the story of IBM and BUNCH (later 'the Seven Dwarves').
The period from the 1960s to the 1980s witnessed a huge amount of startup activity in the tech sector followed by competition, buy-outs, and failures that left IBM dominant (until the rise of Microsoft and Apple): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BUNCH
#riptwitter #twittermigration #historyofcomputing #it
James Smithies · @jamessmithies
91 followers · 19 posts · Server hachyderm.ioTime for an #introduction!
I'm a UK academic, originally from New Zealand. I'm a historian by trade but work in digital humanities. I worked in IT and software development for 5 years too, and have a fairly wide range of work interests as a result.
#historyoftechnology #historyofcomputing #historyofideas #digitalhumanities #history #histodons #digitalhistory #philosophy
#softwareengineering #it #digitalmethods #RSEng #foss #openaccess #opensource #linux #infrastructure #architecture
#introduction #historyoftechnology #historyofcomputing #historyofideas #digitalhumanities #history #histodons #digitalhistory #philosophy #softwareengineering #it #digitalmethods #rseng #foss #openaccess #opensource #linux #infrastructure #architecture
Dominic Berry · @DJBerry
167 followers · 69 posts · Server mastodon.socialAlright #histodons any work on the history of 'user centred design'? #UserCentredDesign I'm familiar with some disability history that concerns this. But I'm particularly interested in its ebbs and flows out of software development into everything else. I know the potted canonical story (often interwoven with 'agile' v 'waterfall'). But I'd like something from a critical perspective. #HistoryOfBureaucracy #HistoryOfComputing Funny I also think it may matter for what is happening to #twitter
#histodons #usercentreddesign #historyofbureaucracy #historyofcomputing #twitter
Tarek · @tarek
58 followers · 126 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org
Not sure how many of you know Adam Osborne. He created the first luggable computer and became a publisher for a lot of key books in the 80s under Osborne and Associates. Anyway, I accidentally acquired a book that was signed by him. #bookshelf #classiccomputing #retro #historyofcomputing
#bookshelf #classiccomputing #retro #historyofcomputing
Tim · @Shivermetim
14 followers · 40 posts · Server ausglam.spaceMy #introduction needs hashtags?
- I’m a #nurse educator.
- Studied #publichealth & #epidemiology, #internationalhealth & #humanrights
- I’m failing an MDiv. #historicaltheology & #churchistory; #liturgy; Nordic #Lutheran churches; #syriac, #assyrian #churchoftheeast & #EthiopianOrthodox.
- I’m #christian, #anarchist, #anglican
- Also #histomed, #histopsych, #psychopharmacology, #historyofcomputing, #auspol, #genocide, #antifascism and the far right.
- I write #poetry, at redpoetssociety.com.au
#introduction #nurse #publichealth #epidemiology #internationalhealth #humanrights #historicaltheology #churchistory #liturgy #Lutheran #syriac #assyrian #churchoftheeast #EthiopianOrthodox #christian #anarchist #anglican #histomed #histopsych #psychopharmacology #historyofcomputing #auspol #genocide #antifascism #poetry