Getting started with FORTRAN 77
FreeDOS (23.06.2023) In a conversation for a podcast, not long ago, we talked about how some computer science grads can find themselves working in organizations… Weiterlesen »Getting started with FORTRAN 77
Linux like original Unix
FreeDOS (11.07.2023) We don’t give much thought these days to what “Unix” means. In 2023, most Unix systems are actually running some version of Linux,… Weiterlesen »Linux like original Unix
DOS applications – Quattro Pro
FreeDOS (28.06.2020) If you know me, you know I love a good DOS spreadsheet. And Quattro Pro was really the last bastion of DOS spreadsheets… Weiterlesen »DOS applications – Quattro Pro
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 MS-DOS: Unboxing & Demo
Tavis Omandy (28.12.2020) Unboxing and Installing a brand new copy of Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 for MS-DOS! I enjoy using old text mode software on… Weiterlesen »Lotus 1-2-3 Release 4 MS-DOS: Unboxing & Demo
Top 5 Retro Applications
ExplainingComputers (06.06.2021) Lotus 1-2-3, DeluxePaint and other highly popular retro applications brought back to life and demonstrated. But what else is on my list?
In the Beginning was the Command Line
By Neal Stephenson About twenty years ago Jobs and Wozniak, the founders of Apple, came up with the very strange idea of selling information processing… Weiterlesen »In the Beginning was the Command Line
The Forgotten War for Color Television
Filmmaker IQ (01.02.2020) Today we know that 29.97 fps is a hallmark of NTSC video. We may even know the mathematical reasoning behind it. But… Weiterlesen »The Forgotten War for Color Television
This off-the-grid cassette player is a wind-up
Techmoan (14.10.2023) A hand cranked cassette player that enabled tapes to be played pretty much anywhere. Let’s take a look at it.
Die Cloud ist Googles letzte Hoffnung
Einfach Erklärt (28.09.2023) Google hat seit langem kein wirklich erfolgreiches Produkt mehr herausgebracht, zumindest für Endverbraucher, aber trotzdem geht es dem Unternehmen gut. Woran das… Weiterlesen »Die Cloud ist Googles letzte Hoffnung
The Secret OS That Really Runs The World
Logically Answered (18.09.2023) Windows and Android are universally known as two of the most popular operating systems in existence but what if I told you… Weiterlesen »The Secret OS That Really Runs The World
What’s a Telex?
Little Car (11.01.2020) What if I told you we had the ability to text each other in 1933. What?!? Well, before the advent of texting… Weiterlesen »What’s a Telex?
EXPOSED: The Windows Rootkit Scandal by Sony
Dave’s Garage (02.12.2021) Sony fought back against Napster and DAT with some aggressive tactics culminating in a Rootkit shipped on some 22,000,000 audio CDs spanning… Weiterlesen »EXPOSED: The Windows Rootkit Scandal by Sony
70mm: From Oklahoma to Oppenheimer (Or, How Very Big Film Was Used to Make Very Big Movies)
Analog Resurgence (18.08.2023) 70MM movies have long been associated with grand productions and epic theatrical experiences, but what exactly makes it different from other films?
Why is @ on your computer keyboard?
Inkbox (22.04.2023) What’s the deal with @ (the at sign)? For too long the popular story that Ray Tomlinson saved @ from extinction by… Weiterlesen »Why is @ on your computer keyboard?