The internet that wasn’t
Sharon Weinberger weighs up a history of PLATO, a prescient but doomed 1960s US computer network.
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The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes
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IBM PC: The complete history, part 1
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Origins and History of Unix, 1969-1995
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Once upon a time, IBM branch offices ruled the computing world
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'It didn't feel momentous at all,' says developer who sent world's 1st text message 25 years ago
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How Two Bored 1970s Housewives Helped Create The PC Industry | Fast Company
Vector Graphic became one of the best-known computer manufacturers of its era. It went public. Then the IBM PC changed everything.
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How Apple Built a Chip Powerhouse to Threaten Qualcomm and Intel | Bloomberg
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OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong - The Verge
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The Woman Who Gave the Macintosh a Smile | The New Yorker
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