If you grew up in a certain era, it’s likely that the first computer you ever had was a Commodore 64.

Sure, you probably played games like Impossible Mission and Boulder Dash, but the real magic was the built-in BASIC language. You might have typed in a program like this:

10 PRINT ...
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In 1982, some clever computer scientists at Bell Labs developed an innovative graphical interface on top of their influential Unix operating system.

The Blit team developed a rather amusing (whether intentional or not) video explaining their research. The Blit terminal (yes, terminal. It hooked up to a larger minicomputer such as ...
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The Harmonium is a mechanical based computer which will analyze and draw sine waves. I won’t even attempt to explain its functions, how it works, or even how practical it is, but would rather just be amazed by its retro beauty.

This analog computer was built by 64 year old Tatjana ...
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