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Updating the Computer, Circa 1969

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-move-the-larger-stone-doorstop dept.

Coudal points out a "Swell article from UK Magazine 'Design' from 1969," excerpting "Designing a computer is a continuous process in which technological breakthroughs must be matched by new hardware, and new hardware by new software, without invalidating the systems already in use."

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  1. Come on. . . by Who235 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I read about that 37 years ago on Digg.

  2. Portable version by marciot · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bah.... I much rather have a portable computer...

  3. Re:l 903A central processor by Joebert · · Score: 4, Funny

    And if you put your ear against the hamsters, they'll bite the shit out of you.

    --
    Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
  4. A blast from the past... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, 1969 was about the last time attractive women in skirts were seen anywhere near a data center... :)