IBM System 305, 1956

IBM System 305, 1956:

Jawnee79 posted a photo:

...relied on the random access method of accounting and control (RAMAC) to store data. This is a side view. The entire device required 50 24-inch diameter platters coated with iron oxide paint mounted on a rotating spindle. It held 5MB

weather data

weather data:

J. McPherson posted a photo:

these are the systems that collect weather information from the observation center and send it to where it needs to go.

Theater Closed

Theater Closed:

Matt Thomas posted a photo:

It reads "We're setting the stage for something big. Our new theater is opening soon. The Apple Store, SoHo."

Browser Madness

This guy from Splasho has installed an insane 100 (top rated) plugins for Firefox. What a great but terrible idea, I wish I had thought of it.

Computer History Museum pix!

Super hot. I really sorta wish, in some sick way, that computer equiptment was still designed like this; all blue, orange and chrome. Check it out.

Atari ST magazine scans from the 1980s

From BoingBoing: Atari ST magazine scans from the 1980s:

While at my parents over Christmas, I ventured into the loft and found issue 1 of ST Format, dating from 1989. Naturally I scanned in some select pages, in particular a bunch of adverts. A few gems in there, if you can find them...

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RAMAC System

RAMAC System:

Jawnee79 posted a photo:

Scans from 1979 IBM minicomputer brochure

From BoingBoing: Scans from 1979 IBM minicomputer brochure:


Part 1 Link,



Part 2 Link



Awesome.

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The 6 minute increment watch

Here's a watch that marks the time in six minute increments... the way lawyers bill: Lawyer Gift - The Billable Hour?¢‚Äû¬¢ - Clever Timepieces for Lawyers.

Hmm, maybe I should switch my contracting method! :)

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Canon EOS 30D unleashed onto an unsuspecting populace

swanky. Click for larger image.

The Canon EOS 30D is an upgrade of the Canon EOS 20D (same 8.19 megapixel CMOS sensor) with a larger 2.5 inch LCD (230,000 pixels) with ISO up to 1600 (in 1/3 stop increments) and Spot Metering.

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The EOS 30D features


* 8.2 Megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor

* 5 fps and 30 large JPEG frame burst

* 2.5”, 230K pixel, 170º wide viewing angle LCD screen

* Picture Style image processing parameters

* Spot metering and High Precision 9-point AF system

* DIGIC II image processor with 0.15 sec start-up time

* Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software

* 100,000 cycle shutter durability and rugged magnesium alloy body

* Simultaneous RAW and JPEG recording

* Wide 100-3200 ISO range

* E-TTL II Flash

* PictBridge compatibility

* Complete compatibility with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites

* USB 2.0 Hi-Speed and Video Out connectivity

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Hitachi 1.2GB H-8598 1982

Hitachi 1.2GB H-8598 1982:

Jawnee79 posted a photo:

The first drive with > 1.GB storage consisted of 10 14-inch platters and two read-write heads

Tandy 102

Tandy 102:

iwad posted a photo:

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Apple pip

Apple pip:

ckwmoore posted a photo:

This is a bit geeky, but here is the Apple I computer in the Science Museum, London.

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Trent Reznor & the Mac

Trent Reznor & the Mac:

Hellblazer! posted a photo:

A long time Mac zealot, Trent Reznor of Ninc Inch Nails relaxes in the studio during the recording of 'With Teeth'. Gotta love that 30" Cinema Display.

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Premier Issue of Macworld

Premier Issue of Macworld:

dklimke posted a photo:

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More OS X malware

From the ever informative F-Secure blog.. More OS X malware:

Like Inqtana.A the .B and .C are locked to certain bluetooth addresses and are time limited to 24. February 2006, so they will not be able to replicate on any real environment and will work only in specially crafted lab. However it is possible that some virus author will create similar worms that are not intentionally limited, so please make sure that your OS X is up to date.

It was only a matter of time of course before Apple started getting hit with vulnerabilities. The difference between the way these work and the way most virii work on Windows is user interaction. It takes a lot more direct contact with the user to get a Mac virus to propagate, which will limit the success of propagation in most cases.

A more serious threat down the line will be a worm that impacts AFP, or some other more commonly open protocol that can jump from infected system to clean system without much if any user interaction.

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Likely? Not so much. But possible, yes, always.

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Misc snippets on mindfulness and relaxation

I've been trying to get more into my own headspace as of late, finding that the more relaxed I am during any situation, the better I am at putting together a solution.

If I can ever get around to it I'm going to try to study more relaxation and meditation techniques this year. My planned reading list;

"Zen Meditation in Plain English" (John Daishin Buksbazen, Peter Matthiessen)

"Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness" (James H. Austin)

"Undoing Perpetual Stress : The Missing Connection Between Depression, Anxiety and 21st Century Illness" (Richard O'Connor)

Also, via 43Folders; Jack Kornfield on mindfulness.

How to stop junk mail and phonecalls

Via LifeHacker and Obviously:

Simply interrupt the telemarketer and say "Please permanently remove me from your calling list". Remember that they just interrupted you. If the same people call back, they are violating the law. Ask them for their company name, supervisor name and phone number.

Do-it-yourself: Stop junk mail, email and phone calls

Not sure how this works in Canada, but I'll try it anyway.

For Jean

Somebody built a transforming car...

Behold. A pretty amazing piece of work.

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Multi-input touch screen demo vid

See the video here.

This is an awesome demo of a touch-screen that can take multiple touch inputs at the same time, leading to some cool "Minority Report" type interactions. This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while.

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