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IBM announced the world’s first HDD, the 3.75MB RAMAC 350 disk storage unit, 69 years ago today
This massive stacked magnetic disk design earned the nickname the ‘baloney slicer.’
Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode
Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.
Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected industry vet Gary Patton
Three senior Intel Foundry executives are retiring as part of a major leadership reshuffle amid restructuring and uncertainty over the 14A process.
IBM is building a large-scale quantum computer that 'would require the memory of more than a quindecillion of the world's most powerful supercomputers' to simulate
IBM has shared its roadmap to deliver the 'world's first large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer' in 2029.
ChatGPT 'got absolutely wrecked' by Atari 2600 in beginner's chess match
It is claimed that OpenAI’s ChatGPT 4o model “got absolutely wrecked on the beginner level” of Atari Chess on an Atari 2600 console from the 1970s.
Someone hacked an Apple Network Server to run DOOM
Someone managed to get Doom running on a $10,000 Apple Network Server from 1996.
IBM boosts mainframes with 50% more AI performance: z17 features Telum II chip with AI accelerators
Mainframes live on.
IBM cuts thousands in Cloud Classic, other units: Report
IBM is laying off thousands of employees across multiple U.S. locations, heavily impacting its Cloud Classic division.
