Magnetic: The History of Computing

A podcast that looks into the origins of some of the most amazing devices and the people who created them.

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In this episode we wrap up the greatest achievements and challenges in the computing era of the 1960's.  We learn about Howard Tindall, and how MIT became a dominant force in Apollo.  We also learn about how Seamstresses helped program Apollo capsules.  https://t.co/PY5Xwkd8sM

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In this episode: The early 1960's were full of gigantic leaps in computing technology, and a lot of it was used in NASA to get astronauts into space!  We see the first use of Mainframes, and Secondary Storage https://t.co/mbP9rgKSvJ

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From Magnetic: The History of Computing ep 10. In this episode, we go knee-deep into available computing technology in the late 1950's and what it was used for: Missles and Satellites.  We see the creation of the NASA RTCC and revisit what IBM is up to. https://t.co/yDWn2jHRm9

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Happy St. Patrick's day! It was on this day in 1988 that Apple "lost it" and sued Microsoft and HP for copying it's GUI. Eric Friebun wrote this summary of the lawsuit in this 1994 article:
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In this episode, we learn about Hewlett Packard's first customer, we learn about the Traitorous 8, a sweet Missouri man and a PhD grad from Stanford who had the exact same idea at the same time, and how NOT to run an office.
#hpe #hp #siliconvalley #ti https://t.co/oBw9G3X3yz

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Episode 8 covers the achievements of women in early computing, including a mathematician who makes sense of programming languages, and a bombshell actress who invented something that makes it possible for us to use computers wirelessly. #womenincomputing https://t.co/VSEyFIbzXk

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In this episode, we get a look at the first commercially available computer: UNIVAC.  We also touch upon the first vacuum tube-free computer and learn the frightening, yet triumphant story behind the inventor of the circuit board. #circuitboard #UNIVAC https://t.co/dR3gnItRah

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In the 1930's, we continued experimenting with magnets and electricity, creating places to save data including a Memory Drum and tape (thanks to BASF).  Alan Turing creates AI, and two computers across the northeast do math together. 
#basf #tech #turing https://t.co/zL5kGzo6iT

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In this episode, I set out to explain the creation of the teletype, because it happens right around this time, in the 1920’s.  It’s a huge development in the way devices talk to each other, and a jump toward the modem and networking. 
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Ep. 5. In this episode, I set out to explain the creation of the teletype, because it happens right around this time, in the 1920’s.  It’s a huge development in the way devices talk to each other, and a jump toward the modem and networking.  https://t.co/N6U7zQx47g

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What in the world is this? ... what does it have to do with Morton Salt?! this is the Hughes telegraph, which a guy named Frank Pearne was set on replacing with something more effective. Find out in EP. 5 how Joy Morton helped him in his quest!
#kleinschmidt #att #tech #history

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Magnetic: The History of Computing Ep 4 - Fun with Electricity.
We look at some really interesting inventions with the Bulb and Electricity that played a major role in the development of the electronic computer. This includes vacuum tubes and CRTs. https://t.co/96QyLemK58

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In next week's episode, we talk about the trend of zapping glass tubes with high voltage and how it was all the rage among the science community! One man compressed x-rays in a tube with amazing results! You've used one.
#tech #monitor #crt #electricity #history #Braun #invent

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Happy birthday to the first-ever text message! Neil Papworth of the UK was the first to send the message Merry Christmas over a telephone text. I wonder what he thinks about emojis? 🤓
#neilpapworth #text #magnetichoc #history #tech #podcast

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In this episode, we solve the problem of calculating from inaccurate tables, learn about NYU Art Professor and inventor of the first electrical language: Samuel Morse, and we discover how the Tabulating Machine company got its start
#ibm #tech #network https://t.co/gjdXnYQvxN

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This is the NYU professor, acclaimed painter, and the inventor of the Morse Code, Samuel Morse! Yep, he did more than just tinker with technology. Find out next Monday on Ep. 3
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#telegraph #morsecode #nyu #professor #tech #techhistory #computing #telecom #networks #att

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In this first episode, I go over the beginning of computing: why did we start this thing in the first place? We review the Abacus, the plague, and the loom, and see why those factored into the device you're reading this on. #technology #history #fashion https://t.co/M6K6FRnJOa

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This is Episode 1: Introduction. A couple of things we’ll cover in this first episode is who I am and what I’m doing with this Podcast. https://t.co/vqtFkNEX80

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This is the Jacquard loom, used to make gorgeous patterns on clothes in the early 1800s. What does it have to do with Computing? Look at the top, recognize those Punch cards? Find out more on episode 2, officially airing Monday, Nov 11! #computing #tech #fashion #History #France

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Happy Halloween! In the movie weird science, Lisa is named after an early Apple computer. The boys built their new girlfriend on a Memotech MTX 512. It had a floppy drive and everything!
#tech #halloween2019 #computing #podcasts #Apple #80smovies #pcs #technology #programming