@markhysted@computermuseum 2/2 Iโd was lucky enough to have borrowed a few computers before from my Dadโs college (we couldnโt buy one because they cost 1000s) so I got the job of operating it! The teachers seemed almost terrified of it! Next stop ZX81.
@markhysted@computermuseum IIRC (guess I was 8 or 9) my primary school had one on loan. It had an edited, localised, version of the 1861 census on it. We were all dragged to the library to look at it because nobody had the faintest idea what to do with it! 1/2
@computermuseum I worked up that way in the late 80s/early 90s and once saw Clive charging down Magadalene Street like a Man possessed. Lord knows why. Maybe he needed a drink in the Baron, maybe Chris put a few glasses on his tab!
#OnThisDay#integrated#microchips
Legend! Without him I wouldn't exist... Or I'd be the size of a house, weight 42 tons and require 1.21 jigawatts of power to execute my code!
#OnThisDay in 1923, Jack Kilby was born. After several years of study at the University of Illinois and University of Wisconsin, Kilby began work at Texas Instruments Inc., where he invented the integrated circuit in 1958. https://t.co/YtXiCy7aJ2
#OnThisDay in 1955, at 23:45 - the power finally shut off, and the #ENIAC retired. It was thought to have done more arithmetic than the entire human race had done prior to 1945. https://t.co/ANAykDHCQc
#sturmer#puzzle#kindid#slider
Creating nicely playable community puzzle games to appeal to young & old alike.
We hope to make many of these so we can allow local people share the enjoyment of their locality all whilst raising a few quid for deserving local causes.