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Offline Sixpence

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« Reply #15 on: September 23, 2003, 01:32:36 AM »
I believe Xerox designed the first "windows" type of computer, but they gave up on it and the guy from apple bought the rights. Xerox stole defeat from the jaws of victory.
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« Reply #16 on: September 23, 2003, 01:38:44 AM »
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But i can go on for weeks with data about this man  


Obviously. Glad to hear it. Fascinating. Thanks. You're welcome. :D



Thanks again.
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Offline AHGOD

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« Reply #17 on: September 23, 2003, 01:57:36 AM »
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Originally posted by pugsly
Only an idiot would see the coralation between the invintion of the computer and that mindless bable!
Nice attemp at a tread steal btw.
But i can go on for weeks with data about this man who is responsable for the very instrument at your hands you use to show the world your ignorance:D


That's nice, and do I really care?  Not really, guess who invented the wheel?  Or glass?  Or guess what?  Who made the ever fearsome crockostimpy?
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Offline SunKing

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« Reply #18 on: September 23, 2003, 02:37:02 AM »
and this pretains to AH in what way?
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Offline lord dolf vader

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« Reply #19 on: September 23, 2003, 03:15:21 AM »
thanks pugsly. i didnt know the mans name befor.
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« Reply #20 on: September 23, 2003, 06:21:56 AM »
Also very interesting, which most people don't know:

The Z1 is today considered to be the first freely programmable computer of the world. It was completed in 1938 and financed completely from private funds. Konrad Zuse's first computer, built between 1936 and 1938, was destroyed in the bombardment of Berlin in WW II, together with all construction plans. In 1986, Konrad Zuse decided to reconstruct the Z1.

The Z1 contained all parts of a modern computer, e. g. control unit, memory, micro sequences, floating point logic.

Konrad Zuses Contributions to the Modern Computer
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Offline AKIron

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« Reply #21 on: September 23, 2003, 09:42:09 AM »
Doubtful we'd have desktop PCs if not for the man who invented the integrated circuit, Jack Kilby, in 1958.

http://www.pbs.org/transistor/album1/kilby/
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« Reply #22 on: September 23, 2003, 09:52:49 AM »
And we wouldn't have computer science if it wasn't for God, who created chaos!! :D :rofl

Daniel
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« Reply #23 on: September 23, 2003, 09:54:05 AM »
This is all propoganda. The Russians were the first. Right Boroda?
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« Reply #24 on: September 23, 2003, 10:30:58 AM »
Interesting stuff, thanks for the links!
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« Reply #25 on: September 23, 2003, 10:46:15 AM »
who invented the GUI?

the richest man in the world stole it .. the rest is history :)
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« Reply #26 on: September 23, 2003, 10:52:17 AM »
Xerox
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Offline Manedew

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« Reply #27 on: September 23, 2003, 11:01:21 AM »
heheh xerox invented everything :)
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« Reply #28 on: September 23, 2003, 11:52:24 AM »
Blood Ninja invented the chat rooms.....   Haaaaarrrr  :D
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« Reply #29 on: September 23, 2003, 12:30:41 PM »
did he build it all by himself?
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