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The article provides a historical analysis of Project Cybersyn, a 1970s Chilean initiative that used cybernetics and early computers for economic management, detailing components like Cybernet, Cyberstride, CHECO, and a control room based on research and a book by Medina.
The article explores the historical 'chauffeur problem' in early automobiles, where mechanics gained control over wealthy owners due to technical expertise, and draws parallels to modern computer specialists, highlighting the temporary nature of knowledge-based power.
MIT Press has released a new open access book titled 'SimPolitics' that explores the intersection of computers and political history.
A website cataloguing real computer models as they appear in films and television series, organized by brand and model.
The article discusses how ongoing component shortages and RAM price increases are leading to higher prices for new computers, tablets, and other hardware from companies like Valve, Microsoft, and Apple, making it a bad time for consumers to buy new tech.
In 2006, curators from the Computer History Museum discovered a warehouse in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany, containing hundreds of rare historical computing artifacts, including Cold War-era Eastern Bloc systems, and cataloged the trove.
An illustrated history of IBM's System/4 Pi aerospace computers, used in the Space Shuttle, military aircraft, and space stations.