Computer Chronicles Revisited
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<p>Computer Chronicles Revisited is a monthly newsletter reviewing the people, products, and companies featured on the PBS series that aired from 1983 to 2002. Published by Deviled Egg Press, LLC. Edited by S.M. Oliva.</p><p>Profile pic: Photo of a Morrow Pivot portable PC. </p><p>Banner image: An assortment of floppy disks that came with a Morrow Micro Decision.</p>
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IBM’s Frank King appeared on an October 1986 “Computer Chronicles” to demonstrate the IBM RT PC, a $10,000 RISC-based desktop computer with 4 MB of RAM, a 70 MB hard drive, and IBM’s proprietary UNIX, AIX, featuring the X Window System. https://www.computerchronicles.blog/computer-chronicles-revisited-065-ibm-rt-pc/ #retrocomputing #risc
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"Six years ago, this was the site of a booming NFT market. Today it's an AI startup losing $1 billion per week. And a year from now, it will hopefully host a ritual sacrifice of techbros to the Roman God Pluto as punishment for their greed." "For the Computer Chronicles, I'm Wendy Woods." #satire