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Double Tap<p>Uncover the untold story of Apple VoiceOver! Join us as we reveal fascinating insights and genius ideas behind this groundbreaking technology. Despite valid criticisms, we acknowledge Apple's transformative impact on the industry. Discover the real story today! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tLSycbey6Q&amp;list=PLEL1Ag8XSuowClYbo7Wzv6VPAMAg1nVqY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=5tLSycbey6</span><span class="invisible">Q&amp;list=PLEL1Ag8XSuowClYbo7Wzv6VPAMAg1nVqY</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/AppleVoiceOver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleVoiceOver</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/BehindTheScenes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BehindTheScenes</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/TechInterview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechInterview</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/Inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inspiration</span></a> <a href="https://tweesecake.social/tags/DesignThinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesignThinking</span></a></p>
Jake in the desert<p>USB 2.0 is 25 years old today <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/usb/usb-2-0-is-25-years-old-today-the-interface-standard-that-changed-the-world" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/peripherals/u</span><span class="invisible">sb/usb-2-0-is-25-years-old-today-the-interface-standard-that-changed-the-world</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/USB2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB2</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/interfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interfaces</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a></p>
Wolfgang Stief<p>Für eine größere Menge amerikanischer Elektrotechnik-Fachbücher, die vor 1964 erschienen, ist das Copyright abgelaufen und die Titel sind jetzt Public Domain. Jemand macht sich deshalb jetzt die Mühe, diese Titel zusammen zu tragen und als PDF zu scannen. Die Übersicht mit den Download-Links: <a href="http://www.tubebooks.org/technical_books_online.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tubebooks.org/technical_books_</span><span class="invisible">online.htm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technikgeschichte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technikgeschichte</span></a></p>
TWiT Podcasts<p>🎉 Are you watching TWiT’s 20th Anniversary episode?! It’s happening now—don’t miss the celebration, surprises, and stories from two decades of tech!</p><p>📺 Tune in live: <a href="https://youtube.com/live/uG7PT0A2csc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/live/uG7PT0A2csc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎈 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TWiT20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TWiT20</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a></p>
Sinclair-Speccy<p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Retro</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputer</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/FloppyDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDisk</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageAd</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OldSchoolTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OldSchoolTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageElectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageElectronics</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DataStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataStorage</span></a></p>
Wolfgang Stief<p>»Eine für Lesen und Wissenschaft zentrale Erfindung stellt die Brille dar, die im letzten Drittel des 13. Jahrhunderts in der Toskana gemacht wurde. Voraussetzung dafür war die Entwicklung vollkommen klaren Glases und neuer Methoden zum Schneiden von Glas und Metall.«</p><p>Erfindungen passieren nie plötzlich. Es gibt immer eine Reihe notwendiger Voraussetzungen, ehe daraus etwas neues erfunden kann.</p><p>Zitat: Helmut Hilz – Geschichte des Buches (2022) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technikgeschichte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technikgeschichte</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a></p>
Silicon Underground (Dave F)<p>If you were into BBSing in the late 80s and had a PC, you probably used Procomm Plus at least once. Have you ever wondered what happened to the software and its authors? <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/VintageSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/ComputerNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerNostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/DigitalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/SoftwareLegacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareLegacy</span></a> <a href="https://dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened-to-procomm-plus/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dfarq.homeip.net/what-happened</span><span class="invisible">-to-procomm-plus/</span></a></p>
Wolfgang StiefWartburg 311/3 Coupé, ca. 1957. <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/onepicaday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#onepicaday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/wartburg?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wartburg</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/ddr?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ddr</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/oldtimer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldtimer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/classiccar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#classiccar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/vintagecar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintagecar</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/techhistory?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#techhistory</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/technikgeschichte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#technikgeschichte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.de/discover/tags/gdr?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gdr</a>
Wolfgang Stief<p>And then sometimes back in the 1950s, Grace Hopper invented the compiler: <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/from-punch-cards-to-python" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spectrum.ieee.org/from-punch-c</span><span class="invisible">ards-to-python</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vintagecomputring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vintagecomputring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a></p>
Aabra Mastodon, PDX stereotype<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Black" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Black</span></a> nerd girls of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Portland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Portland</span></a> : Tonight at Tomorrow it's the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> "Seeking Mavis Beacon". Was the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Millennial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millennial</span></a> generation's fav strong independent beautiful genius typing teacher fictitious? If she got young Black girls into tech, does it matter? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://tomorrowtheater.org/movies/seeking-mavis-beacon-2024-documentary/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">tomorrowtheater.org/movies/see</span><span class="invisible">king-mavis-beacon-2024-documentary/</span></a></p>
Isabel Richards<p>New paper on the telegraph line is out! It’s a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/microhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microhistory</span></a> of Strangways Springs//Pangki Warruna, exploring its evolution from a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pastoral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pastoral</span></a> property to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telegraph" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telegraph</span></a> station to a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/railway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>railway</span></a> stop, and how these transitions shaped innovation in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> 🤩📝</p><p>We also highlight the importance of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> in creating and sustaining these innovations (as is the case for technologies of today like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> 😉).</p><p><a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10761-025-00788-4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">link.springer.com/article/10.1</span><span class="invisible">007/s10761-025-00788-4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybernetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybernetics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/systemsthinking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>systemsthinking</span></a></p>
nemo™ 🇺🇦<p>Happy 70th Birthday to Director, the world's FIRST operating system! 🥳 Developed for MIT's Whirlwind I, Director automated tasks &amp; paved the way for modern OS like Windows &amp; Linux. A pivotal moment in computer science history! 🚀💻 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/OperatingSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OperatingSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Innovation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Innovation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/newz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newz</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/pro/happy-birthday-director-the-first-operating-system-in-the-world-turns-70-today" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techradar.com/pro/happy-birthd</span><span class="invisible">ay-director-the-first-operating-system-in-the-world-turns-70-today</span></a></p>
VetGaming<p>On March 8, 1979, Philips unveiled the optical digital audio disc, otherwise known as a compact disc. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/compactdisc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>compactdisc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a></p>
fraggle<p>Before user-friendly distros like Ubuntu, installing Linux was brutal. In the early 90s, if you wanted Linux, you had to download it in pieces over slow connections, write it to floppy disks, and manually configure everything—including your own X server settings just to get a GUI. There were no package managers, and if you compiled the kernel wrong? You bricked your system and started over. Those who survived earned serious bragging rights.</p><p><a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/hackerculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerCulture</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computing</span></a></p>
Wolfgang Stief<p>Many of you know the ICC Berlin from the outside (International Congress Center). Some of you also know it from the inside. Probably only a few of you know the architectural and design details of the building. Enjoy: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFbyZBvnlU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=sYFbyZBvnlU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>architecture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a></p>
Stefan Bohacek<p>"In 1966 [...] five megabytes of data—a relatively small amount by today's standards—required an astounding 62,500 punched cards."</p><p><a href="https://www.vintag.es/2025/02/5-megabytes-of-computer-data.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vintag.es/2025/02/5-megabytes-</span><span class="invisible">of-computer-data.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/VintageTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTech</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://stefanbohacek.online/tags/PunchCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunchCards</span></a></p>
fraggle<p>In the early 1950s, software wasn’t something you bought, it was shared freely among researchers. IBM and MIT pioneered a culture where programmers exchanged code openly, laying the foundation for the Free Software Movement decades later. The term open source did not exist yet, but the philosophy was already alive.<br><a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/softwarefreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/hackerculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HackerCulture</span></a></p>
fraggle<p>NASA's switch to Linux in space was driven by reliability, flexibility, and security concerns. The International Space Station (ISS) originally relied on Windows, but astronauts frequently encountered crashes and instability. In 2013, NASA announced that all laptops on the ISS would transition to Debian, a Linux-based operating system, to improve stability and control over software.</p><p>This change wasn’t just about reliability. Windows was much more vulnerable to malware, and in 2007, a worm named W32.Gammima.AG spread to the ISS. With Linux, NASA gained the ability to modify and customize the system for mission-critical applications without depending on proprietary software. Today, Linux powers much of NASA’s space infrastructure, from ISS systems to Mars rovers and beyond.</p><p><a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/nasa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NASA</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Debian</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/spacetech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceTech</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/techhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a></p>
Loki the Cat<p>So Bill Gates claims he got the "coding batch" of LSD while Jobs got the "marketing batch" 🤔 Yet somehow missed that smartphones were "theirs for the taking." Maybe that coding batch needed a UX patch? 😏 Fascinating glimpse into tech history's alternate timeline where Windows Mobile dominated our pockets. <a href="https://jorijn.dev/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://jorijn.dev/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/09/2212238/bill-gates-remembers-lsd-trips-smoking-pot-and-how-the-smartphone-os-market-was-ours-for-the-taking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.slashdot.org/story/25/02/</span><span class="invisible">09/2212238/bill-gates-remembers-lsd-trips-smoking-pot-and-how-the-smartphone-os-market-was-ours-for-the-taking</span></a></p>
Cult of Mac<p>A lack of respect for the Apple II was just one of the factors that led to Steve Wozniak leaving Apple on this day in 1985.</p><p><a href="https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/steve-wozniak-leaves-apple?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cultofmac.com/apple-history/st</span><span class="invisible">eve-wozniak-leaves-apple?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a></p>