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www.filfre.net
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www.technologizer.com
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| | | | | On August 12th, 1981, IBM announced its first PC. That makes today the thirtieth anniversary of the platform that's sometimes been called the PC clone, IBM PC compatible, or Wintel...but is most often simply called the PC. We started our celebration on Thursday with Benj Edwards' look at PC oddities such as Bill Gates's donkey-avoidance... | |
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gwern.net
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| | | | | A classic pattern in technology economics, identified by Joel Spolsky, is layers of the stack attempting to become monopolies while turning other layers into perfectly-competitive markets which are commoditized, in order to harvest most of the consumer surplus; discussion and examples. | |
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jacquesmattheij.com
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| | | [AI summary] A reflection on the author's personal journey through various eras of computing, detailing his experiences with 8-bit machines like the TRS-80 and Dragon, the BBC Micro, and the Atari ST, before transitioning to the PC era and modern systems. | ||
