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History of John Backus's functional programming project [draft]

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-24 Cached

A draft historical preservation of John Backus's functional programming languages, including context and materials from his research project.

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The Unsung Women Behind Apollo’s Computers

Reddit r/singularity · 2026-07-22

An article highlighting the often-overlooked contributions of women who worked on the computers used in the Apollo space missions.

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Museum of the Human Web

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-15 Cached

The Museum of the Human Web is a collection of artifacts from the pre-AI era of internet and web creation, celebrating human ingenuity. Proceeds from the sweepstakes benefit the Internet Archive and Computer History Museum.

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Apricot Computers: An underrated British brand

Hacker News Top · 2026-07-01 Cached

A retrospective on Apricot Computers, a British PC maker known for shipping the first 486-based PC and designing/manufacturing in the UK, as explored in a BBC documentary series.

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The Alaska Server

Hacker News Top · 2026-06-15 Cached

A blog post exploring the history of the Alaska server brand, a Mexican computer brand from the late 1990s and early 2000s, discovered during a teardown of a failed 2U rackmount server.

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A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)

Hacker News Top · 2026-06-15 Cached

The PDP-11 minicomputer, introduced in 1970, was highly influential in computing history, helping to birth UNIX and the C programming language. This article provides an overview of its architecture and impact.

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Computer Hobby Movement in Canada

Hacker News Top · 2026-05-14 Cached

An exhibit chronicles the computer hobby movement in Canada from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, focusing on the Toronto Region Association of Computer Enthusiasts (TRACE) and its role in bringing personal computing into Canadian homes.

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Archive of BYTE magazine, starting with issue #1 in 1975

Hacker News Top · 2026-04-17 Cached

The Internet Archive has digitized and made available the first issue of BYTE magazine from September 1975, covering early microcomputer hardware, software, and the emerging personal computer revolution including topics like microprocessor selection, assembly language, and the Altair computer.

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