Tag: Apple II
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When Apple made mainframes
These days we think of “mainframe computers” as lumps of “big iron” computing power that are typically designed to handle lots (millions) of simultaneous pieces of data and record manipulation. But the term did not originate in that way – a “mainframe” computer was simply one where all the key components of a “Von Neumann […]
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Apple II
I know in recalling Steve Jobs most people are likely to focus on the iPhone and the iPad, the two devices which made Apple world leaders. The iMac – the machine which saved Apple from destruction – and even the revolutionary Macintosh are not going to get much of a show. But my favourite Apple […]
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