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TIL why the default Ethernet MTU is 1500!

#Ethernet #ComputerHistory #XeroxAlto #XeroxPARC
https://exple.tive.org/blarg/2024/04/24/magic-numbers/

MS-DOS 4.0 From 1988 Is Now Open-Source Software

Check it out! 👇
https://www.howtogeek.com/ms-dos-4-0-open-source/

#ComputerHistory #Windows

I thought I had read every book on the history of NeXT. I apparently missed this one! Now starting... #NextComputer #ComputerHistory #history

SCO UNIX 🐧 emerged as the heir to Santa Cruz Operation's adaptation of Microsoft Xenix, 🚀 blending UNIX System V Release 3.2 with Xenix's device drivers and utilities. 🛠️ Released in 1989, SCO UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2.0 marked the commercial evolution from SCO Xenix.

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While exploring the museum, be sure not to overlook our assortment of acoustic couplers! 🏛️ Among them is the Radio Shack TRS-80 acoustic modem, captured in the image, showcasing the evolution of communication technology. 📠 Additionally, we proudly display the iconic Novation CAT, a significant piece in the history of computing. 🐱🔌

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⌨️📺 The DEC VT510 is a model from the final series of Digital's "classic" terminals. It supports displaying 53 lines and speeds up to 115200 bit/s.

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The most renowned Slovenian computer is a server known as Stenar. 💻 Acquired in the independence year of 1991, Stenar was instrumental in connecting Slovenia with the world, facilitating the free flow of information. 🌍🔗 At our museum, Stenar proudly stands as a permanent exhibit, open for public viewing.

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⬛📦 Our NeXTstation Turbo lives! 😍 The screen needs some repair because it displays a very dark image with some lines at the top, but the system boots up nicely. An impressive beast from 1990 with 32 MB of RAM!

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Detailed history of BSD UNIX: https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-berkley-software-distribution #ComputerHistory

Detailed history of BSD UNIX: https://www.abortretry.fail/p/the-berkley-software-distribution #ComputerHistory

In Slovenia, we will also celebrate the mega release of KDE, Plasma 6 and other KDE programs of the 6th generation. See you at the museum on Monday, March 4th, starting at 7 pm! More info: https://community.kde.org/Promo/Events/Parties/KDE_6th_Megarelease#Ljubljana

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Brings a whole new meaning to the term "memory leak" :

https://www.amusingplanet.com/2019/12/vladimir-lukyanovs-water-computer.html #ComputerHistory

👕👚 Support our museum and strut around the world in style: T-shirts featuring Asimov's Laws of Robotics + robots.txt and #triglavcomputer are available in our museum shop! 😍

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@stefan posted a picture of patched paper tape yesterday. So here's a story.

Circa 1982 I was an undergraduate cleaning out a professor's lab. Put a bunch of old stuff into the dumpster, but I saved this box.

🧵 1/N

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To show how perspective changes when new technology or needs come along, the NYTimes in 1985, explaining why no-one would ever want or need a laptop. #computerhistory #technology https://www.nytimes.com/1985/12/08/business/the-executive-computer.html