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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: headdie on November 21, 2012, 02:22:43 am

Title: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: headdie on November 21, 2012, 02:22:43 am

Celebrating the restoration of "Witch" at Bletchley Park, Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/ten-british-computers-that-changed-the-world20112012-150242681.html

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: Thaeris on November 22, 2012, 01:36:31 am

Here's a more informative link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20155028

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: Nuke on November 22, 2012, 02:15:30 am

that machine would have driven me insane. all the clicking zomg.

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: headdie on November 22, 2012, 02:41:41 am

good spot Thaeris.

Nuke, you ever work near a Dot Matrix printer?

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: Nuke on November 22, 2012, 05:09:11 am

dot matrices dont give me headaches they have a nize bzzzzzzzt sound that is pretty cool. bi-quinary numbers clicking through relays on the other hand is an abomination to binary awesomeness. base 2 forever!

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: headdie on November 22, 2012, 06:00:22 am

lol

Title: Re: Yahoo rounds up some of the early British built computers
Post by: Mikes on November 22, 2012, 08:02:00 am

Quote from: Nuke on November 22, 2012, 02:15:30 am

that machine would have driven me insane. all the clicking zomg.

From now on, pay careful attention to the sound your mouseclicks make.

Lemme know how much you hate me now :) hehe