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John Hollar about the Computer History Museum (Video)
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“Ye Coming of September Morn”
Source: Omaha daily bee., August 31, 1913, Library of Congress, Chronicling America HT: Chris Adams
Posted in Digitization, News, Newspapers
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Timeline of Enterprise Technology (Infographic)
Source: Novell
Posted in Computer history, Infographics, IT history
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1956 Big Data: Launching the Disk Storage Industry
Today in 1956, IBM announced the 305 and 650 RAMAC (Random Access Memory Accounting) “data processing machines,” incorporating the first-ever disk storage product. The 305 came with fifty 24-inch disks for a total capacity of 5 megabytes, weighed 1 ton, … Continue reading
Posted in Computer history, Digitization
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They Saw It as Destiny
Louis H. Sullivan, the father of the modern skyscraper, said this about Chicago in 1875, as it emerged from the Great Fire of 1871 and the Economic Panic of 1873: As everybody said: “Chicago has risen phoenix-like from its ashes.” … Continue reading
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The Value of Television
Today in 1927, 21-year-old Philo T. Farnsworth succeeded in transmitting through purely electronic means an image of a line with a device he called an “image dissector.” Today in 1957, the original version of the animated NBC peacock logo, used to denote … Continue reading
Posted in Television, This day in information
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From Distance Learning to MOOC (Infographics)
[Source: Career FAQs] Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
Posted in Digitization, Education, Infographics, MOOC
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“It Shines for All”: Newspapers in America
One hundred and twenty years ago today (September 3, 1833), the first issue of the The New York Sun was published. Steven Lubar in InfoCulture: “New technology, in fact, came along after (italics mine) the renaissance of the newspaper. The New … Continue reading
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Cash Flow: First ATM Installed
Today in 1969, Chemical Bank installed the first ATM in the U.S. at its branch in Rockville Centre, New York. The first ATMs were designed to dispense a fixed amount of cash when a user inserted a specially coded card. A … Continue reading
Posted in Automation, eCommerce, Economic Impact
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