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CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download

news.ycombinator.com Tekla S. Perry 2025-07-19 01:22:15

The year before his death in 1994, Gary Kildall—inventor of the early microcomputer operating system CP/M—wrote a draft of a memoir, “Computer Connections: People, Places, and Events in the Evolution of the Personal Computer Industry.” He distributed copies to family and friends, but died before realizing his plans to release it as a book. This week, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, with the permission of Kildall’s children, released the first portion of that memoir. You can downlo

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CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released as Free Download

news.ycombinator.com Tekla S. Perry 2025-07-20 12:22:15

The year before his death in 1994, Gary Kildall—inventor of the early microcomputer operating system CP/M—wrote a draft of a memoir, “Computer Connections: People, Places, and Events in the Evolution of the Personal Computer Industry.” He distributed copies to family and friends, but died before realizing his plans to release it as a book. This week, the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, with the permission of Kildall’s children, released the first portion of that memoir. You can downlo

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The End of Windows 10: a toolkit for community repair groups

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-17 04:54:05

In October 2025, Microsoft ends free support by default for Windows 10. Its successor, Windows 11, has unnecessarily strict requirements for what computers it will support. Hundreds of millions of computers currently running Windows 10 face early obsolescence as a result. Microsoft’s options for continued support of Windows 10 cost either your money or your data, and only push the snooze button on the problem. Eventually, many millions of fully functional computers and their users will be entir

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The M4 Mac Mini Offers the Best Value I've Seen From an Apple Product, and It's $60 Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-25 16:29:00

I bought the M4 Mac Mini after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. Since then, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. The M4 Mac Mini, Apple's smallest computer, is an easy recommendation for me since it's one of CNET's picks for the best desktop comput

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The Commodore 64 Is Back—and More Gamer-Fueled Than Ever With a Transparent RGB Case

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-07-27 04:28:17

The Commodore 64 deserves to have a happy ending it never got in life. You’ve likely seen at least one of those rounded beige rectangles sitting prone and forlorn in some office or forgotten attic. For those who loved their age-old home computer, the big blocky keyboard is back, and for $300 you can get what may be the most accurate recreation of the classic computer, no software emulation required. At least, it will be when the company manages to finalize the operating system and produce all th

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Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-07-28 20:32:42

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said he plans to invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" into artificial intelligence compute infrastructure, and that Meta plans to bring its first supercluster online next year. A supercluster is a large, complex computing network that's designed to train advanced AI models and handle their workloads. "Meta Superintelligence Labs will have industry-leading levels of compute and by far the greatest compute per researcher," Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook pos

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Six Game Devs Speak to Computer Games Mag (1984)

news.ycombinator.com John Paul Wohlscheid 2025-07-26 03:17:22

from the June 1984 issue of Computer Games magazine Computer Games Interview: The Secret Superstars Meet the Creators of Choplifter, Wizardry, Castle Wolfenstein, Zaxxon, Canyon Climber, and the Arcade Machine By Kathy Bissell How do they do it, these masterful creators of high-caliber games like Wizardry and Choplifter? From what strange planet or time warp do they draw such appealing and durable game scenarios? How did they get a foot in the high-tech door in the first place? And what kind

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Can a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? This one is off to a good start

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-29 10:45:12

ZDNET's key takeaways The Tuxedo Computers InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen 9 is available now on the official site for around $1,137. This laptop outperformed my expectations in every way, with a powerful CPU and a gorgeous display. It's manufactured in Europe, so use caution when selecting your keyboard during the order process. View now at Tuxedo Computers I love a good laptop or desktop that comes pre-installed with Linux. It's even better when said hardware is equal parts beauty and power. When G

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MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-29 10:45:15

MacPaint Art From The Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today I really enjoyed browsing the BMUG's CD-ROM and discovering earliy 80s art made in MacPaint, so I browsed all 18,000+ MacPaint images on Discmaster to see what gems I can unearth. Here is some what I found - I've got so many more cool icons/smaller drawings kept aside for the next time I'm bored and feel like making a blog post. Would be cool to try track down some of these artists and see what they're up to these days. If they could do thi

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Last Chance Prime Day Deal: The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple, and It's $100 Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 10:39:00

I bought the M4 Mac Mini last month after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. During four weeks of use, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. Even better, it's now selling for $100 off for Amazon Prime Day. As a result, you can buy an M4 Mac Mini for a

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Last Chance Prime Day Deal: The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple and Now It's $100 Off

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 15:39:00

I bought the M4 Mac Mini last month after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. During four weeks of use, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. Even better, it's now selling for $100 off for Amazon Prime Day. As a result, you can buy an M4 Mac Mini for a

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Tandy Corporation, Part 3 Becoming IBM Compatible

news.ycombinator.com Bradford Morgan White 2025-07-31 09:35:55

This article follows Part 1 of the Tandy Corporation’s history, which covers the company’s founding and the lead up to and launch of the TRS-80, and Part 2, which covers the TRS-80 Models I, II, III, CoCo, and Pocket Computer. When the TRS-80 Model I was released in 1977, the microcomputer market was small, centered around hobbyists, and many computer owners had built their machines from off-the-shelf components and/or kits. Tandy, Apple, and Commodore completely changed the market, but even th

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French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: Report

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-01 17:13:35

In Brief French authorities have arrested a Russian professional basketball player who is accused of being a member of a ransomware gang, according to newswire Agence France-Presse (AFP). Daniil Kasatkin plays for MBA Moscow, a team that is part of the VTB United League, which comprises mostly Russian clubs as well as one team each from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Kasatkin briefly played for Penn State during the 2018-2019 season. The AFP reported that U.S. authorities believe Kasatkin moonlit as

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French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: report

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-08-02 08:13:35

In Brief French authorities have arrested a Russian professional basketball player who is accused of being a member of a ransomware gang, according to newswire Agence France-Presse. Daniil Kasatkin plays for MBA Moscow, a team that is part of the VTB United League, which comprises mostly Russian clubs as well as one team from Belarus and Kazakhstan. Kasatkin briefly played for Penn State during the 2018-2019 season. The AFP reported that U.S. authorities believe Kasatkin moonlit as a ransomwa

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The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple. And It's $100 Off Right Now for Prime Day

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-03 23:21:00

I bought the M4 Mac Mini last month after reading CNET laptop expert Joshua Goldman's review of the tiny machine. I was looking for a computer that would increase my productivity and better organize my workflow. During four weeks of use, I've found it to be the best value for money among Apple's lineup. For less than $600, you can get a more powerful computer than the $999 MacBook Air. Even better, it's now selling for $100 off for Amazon Prime Day. As a result, you can buy an M4 Mac Mini for as

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Record-Setting Qubit Performance Marks Important Step Toward Practical Quantum Computing

gizmodo.com Gayoung Lee 2025-08-05 13:05:09

The promise of so-called “quantum advantage” is simple. By harnessing the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics, quantum computers should be able to—in theory—surpass the computational potential of any classical supercomputer. But before quantum advantage drastically changes information technology as we know it, researchers have yet to address the many hurdles that are preventing quantum computers from entering into the mainstream. That said, quantum computing as a field has evolved drama

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Surfing on a Matchbox (1999)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-03 15:05:32

It is one tenth the size of a Palm Pilot and dwarfed by a typical desktop computer, which is 3,000 times larger. The matchbox-sized server was built from standard components by Professor Vaughan Pratt, a computer scientist at Stanford University, California. "It's basically a powerful little computer and we could have set it up for a number of different uses," he said. "But, because most people think of servers as mysterious boxes, located in dark basements, I thought making it into a web serv

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Where to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-07 08:45:03

If you've got an old, unused computer sitting around, you're not alone. It's strangely difficult to get rid of old laptops, desktops and printers, even when it's been over a decade since you last plugged them in. But recycling old tech can free up a lot of space in your home. A CNET survey found that 31% of US adults are still holding onto old, unused devices, including laptops, because they're unsure of what to do with them. The survey also found that 19% of respondents just toss old devices i

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Hands-on: These are my favorite iPadOS 26 accessories [Video]

9to5mac.com Fernando Silva 2025-08-07 12:30:00

I will continue to shout at the mountaintops that iPadOS 26 has completely changed what the iPad is to many people. I have been using my iPad Pro since 2018 as my main computer because I loved the idea and versatility of the iPad. But it was hard to recommend it as a computer solution to the average person. However, iPadOS 26 has made this a new reality for 95% of people who need a computer. But when you buy an iPad, you just get the iPad. So I wanted to share some of the best accessories to giv

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Replacing my work PC with this Dell laptop was one of my best decisions - and it's on sale

zdnet.com Cesar Cadenas 2025-08-10 02:00:14

ZDNET's key takeaways The Alienware 18 Area-51 normally retails for $3,199. It is a gaming laptop that delivers an unbelievable performance thanks to its powerful hardware and equally powerful cooling system. Traveling with the computer will prove difficult because of its weight; you'll also have to pay quite a bit for the system. View now at Dell View now at Best Buy more buying choices On Dell's website, the Alienware 18 Area-51 Gaming Laptop with a GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card is on sale

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Hidden interface controls that affect usability

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 13:10:03

Philip Kortum In the early 1960s, Douglas Engelbart [1] first introduced the notion of "knowledge in the world" versus "knowledge in the head" for computer interfaces—an idea that was later formalized and popularized by Donald Norman in his seminal book The Psychology of Everyday Things. From an interface design standpoint, knowledge in the world simply means that the controls you need are visible, and the identification and operation of these controls can be done through recognition rather tha

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Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Affecting Usability

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 18:10:03

Philip Kortum In the early 1960s, Douglas Engelbart [1] first introduced the notion of "knowledge in the world" versus "knowledge in the head" for computer interfaces—an idea that was later formalized and popularized by Donald Norman in his seminal book The Psychology of Everyday Things. From an interface design standpoint, knowledge in the world simply means that the controls you need are visible, and the identification and operation of these controls can be done through recognition rather tha

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Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-09 20:58:49

An ongoing outage at IT giant Ingram Micro is caused by a SafePay ransomware attack that led to the shutdown of internal systems, BleepingComputer has learned. Ingram Micro is one of the world's largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers, offering a range of solutions including hardware, software, cloud services, logistics, and training to resellers and managed service providers worldwide. Since Thursday, Ingram Micro's website and online ordering systems have b

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A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 18:52:24

5 July 2025 Who am I? The title says it. I am a 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science. But who am I really? I am someone who has always wanted to build stuff. I am fascinated by the process of creating anything. And it gives me unbridled pure joy to have people use something I have built in a meaningful and useful way. I am not a complete beginner in computer science. I am still a somewhat-beginner. At least I know how to hack my way to build and host a minimalistic static blog like

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The Novelty of the Arpanet

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-06 19:48:24

If you run an image search for the word “ARPANET,” you will find lots of maps showing how the government research network expanded steadily across the country throughout the late ’60s and early ’70s. I’m guessing that most people reading or hearing about the ARPANET for the first time encounter one of these maps. Obviously, the maps are interesting—it’s hard to believe that there were once so few networked computers that their locations could all be conveyed with what is really pretty lo-fi car

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Ingram Micro suffers global outage as internal systems inaccessible

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-11 08:14:03

IT giant Ingram Micro is experiencing a global outage that is impacting its websites and internal systems, with customers concerned that it may be a cyberattack after the company remains silent on the cause of the issues. Ingram Micro is one of the largest business-to-business technology distributors and service providers in the world, offering hardware, software, cloud, logistics, and training solutions to resellers and managed service providers worldwide. The company employs around 24,000 pe

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Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26M, with IBM joining in

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-13 04:00:00

Despite their imposing presence, quantum computers are delicate beasts, and their errors are among the main bottlenecks that the quantum computing community is actively working to address. Failing this, promising applications in finance, drug discovery, and materials science may never become real. That’s the reason why Google touted the error-correction capacities of its latest quantum computing chip, Willow. And IBM is both working on delivering its own “fault-tolerant” quantum computer by 202

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Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

techcrunch.com Anna Heim 2025-08-14 00:00:00

Despite their imposing presence, quantum computers are delicate beasts, and their errors are among the main bottlenecks that the quantum computing community is actively working to address. Failing this, promising applications in finance, drug discovery, and materials science may never become real. That’s the reason why Google touted the error correction capacities of its latest quantum computing chip, Willow. And IBM is both working on delivering its own “fault-tolerant” quantum computer by 202

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DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-15 03:14:41

An ex-ransomware negotiator is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly working with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payment deals. The suspect is a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company that specializes in ransomware negotiation and facilitating cryptocurrency payments to receive a decryptor or prevent stolen data from being publicly released. The company claims to have conducted over 2,000

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Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-16 08:16:01

More than 40 fake extensions in Firefox’s official add-ons store are impersonating popular cryptocurrency wallets from trusted providers to steal wallet credentials and sensitive data. Some of the extensions pretend to be wallets from Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Exodus, OKX, Keplr, and MyMonero, and include malicious code that sends stolen information to attacker-controlled servers. Fake wallet extensions on the Firefox add-ons store Source: BleepingComputer Researchers at Koi

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Latest Tech News

CP/M creator Gary Kildall's memoirs released as free download

CP/M Creator Gary Kildall's Memoirs Released as Free Download

The End of Windows 10: a toolkit for community repair groups

The M4 Mac Mini Offers the Best Value I've Seen From an Apple Product, and It's $60 Off

The Commodore 64 Is Back—and More Gamer-Fueled Than Ever With a Transparent RGB Case

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says first AI data supercluster will come online in 2026

Six Game Devs Speak to Computer Games Mag (1984)

Can a Linux laptop replace my MacBook? This one is off to a good start

MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today

Last Chance Prime Day Deal: The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple, and It's $100 Off

Last Chance Prime Day Deal: The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple and Now It's $100 Off

Tandy Corporation, Part 3 Becoming IBM Compatible

French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: Report

French police arrest Russian basketball player accused of ransomware: report

The M4 Mac Mini Is the Best Value I've Found From Apple. And It's $100 Off Right Now for Prime Day

Record-Setting Qubit Performance Marks Important Step Toward Practical Quantum Computing

Surfing on a Matchbox (1999)

Where to Recycle Your Old Computers and Printers for Free

Hands-on: These are my favorite iPadOS 26 accessories [Video]

Replacing my work PC with this Dell laptop was one of my best decisions - and it's on sale

Hidden interface controls that affect usability

Stop Hiding My Controls: Hidden Interface Controls Are Affecting Usability

Ingram Micro outage caused by SafePay ransomware attack

A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

The Novelty of the Arpanet

Ingram Micro suffers global outage as internal systems inaccessible

Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26M, with IBM joining in

Israeli quantum startup Qedma just raised $26 million, with IBM joining in

DOJ investigates ex-ransomware negotiator over extortion kickbacks

Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto

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