Short bio of Margaret Hamilton, who coined the term software engineering and developed the software for the AGC – Apollo Guidance Computer. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid033qv8ZvrxPXnePpMAZwdJZ4KusuUWxP1279o5RK67KfbtwnLFCD91kLDU4pyHjJu2l&id=61561797488597&post_id=61561797488597_pfbid033qv8ZvrxPXnePpMAZwdJZ4KusuUWxP1279o5RK67KfbtwnLFCD91kLDU4pyHjJu2l&mibextid=CDWPTG
Archive for the ‘Computer History’ Category:
2026-03-30 Quantum Computers, NISQ Explained
Quantum computing has a long way to go before it’s ready for Prime Time. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1159093069292283/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2026-01-14 History Of First Digital Camera, Kodak Researcher
The used a cassette recorder to store the photo and play it back. https://spectrum.ieee.org/first-digital-camera-history?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPVVKFjbGNrA9VS7mV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmbAC3KQ45zuuvHG-fgR6vTCncLee1hqvshLQ0ImklaCVZqVRjvVEz2FdmeY_aem_eXezm2tGP2Rnsz_HIO7IEQ
2025-11-17 ENIAC – World’s First Electronic Computer Video
ENIAC – World’s First Electronic Computer Video A thousand times faster than a desk calculator. Short video. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1884946728797320/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2025-09-27 Dial-up MultiLink PPP Using 12 Modems!
This YouTube video takes us through the way it used to be, with speeds of less than 200 kbps over Dial-up modems. But almost everyone went online with a single dial-up modem that over time increased their speeds to a maximum of 56kbps.
2025-01-06 PDP-1 Wiki
Interesting information about DEC’s first, the PDP-1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-1
2025-01-04 Elon Musk And The Twitter Acquisition
Elan talks about the Twitter acquisition. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1979473689187202/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2025-01-01 QR Codes Explained, Plus Bar Codes
Derek Veritasium shows us how QR codes work. He pronounces the a in Veritasium like the a in tassel. https://www.facebook.com/reel/2506467346230147?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
2024-12-08 Derek Veritasium – Game Theory, Which Strategy Wins
Very interesting. So iets & nuclear bombs as first example. Then after many rounds of game to see which strategy works best. https://www.facebook.com/veritasium/videos/2169334116741310/?mibextid=9drbnH
