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August 12, 2006
Landmarks in the history of computing
August 2006 marks two major landmarks in the history of computing. Two technologies which have revolutionised information technology have celebrated their 25th and 15th Birthdays this month.
The humble IBM PC is twenty five years old. The IBM 5150 was released on the 12th of August 1981 and cost $1,565 with a tiny 16K of memory.
IBM used an Open architecture so that other manufacturers could build compatible machines and it was undoubtedly this move that caused the explosion of Personal Computers in our homes and offices.
Ten years later Tim Berners-Lee developed the World Wide Web, a technology that arguably could see the end of Personal computers as we know them.
As the number of Web 2.0 applications continue to grow as does the ability to access such apps from devices other than PCs. PDA's, mobile phones, televisions and consoles are increasingly Internet enabled.
At the current rate of growth it makes you wonder if the personal computer will be obsolete by the time it reaches thirty.
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August 02, 2006
Corporate blogging done right and hosting gone wrong
Robert Scoble points to the Official Deamhost Weblog as an example of corporate blogging done right.
The Anatomy of a(n ongoing) Disaster.. post is an good example of a company being honest and transparent about the problems that they face.
It makes for an interesting read particularly as we are planning to expand the products and services that Talis host in external hosting centres.
No doubt you’ll hear more on this soon.
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