http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-october-16-2009 Spanning the width and breadth of the Geek dream Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-october-16-2009/comment-page-1#comment-85781 This Day in Geek History: October 16 | Gadget Look Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:25:09 +0000 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/?p=8377#comment-85781 [...] The first 1604 will be delivered to the US Navy in 1960 to supporting major Fleet Operations Control Centers in Hawaii, London, and Norfolk. By 1964, over fifty units will have gone into use for commercial applications, controlling weapons systems, processing data in real time, and solving large-scale scientific problems. The success of the model 1604 will be a precursor to success of the burgeoning company, which will distinguish itself by competing with industry IBM and winning. View an archived copy of the 1604 programming manual. View more photos at Histoire de l’InformatRead more at http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-october-16-2009 [...] [...] The first 1604 will be delivered to the US Navy in 1960 to supporting major Fleet Operations Control Centers in Hawaii, London, and Norfolk. By 1964, over fifty units will have gone into use for commercial applications, controlling weapons systems, processing data in real time, and solving large-scale scientific problems. The success of the model 1604 will be a precursor to success of the burgeoning company, which will distinguish itself by competing with industry IBM and winning. View an archived copy of the 1604 programming manual. View more photos at Histoire de l’InformatRead more at http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-october-16-2009 [...]

]]> http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-october-16-2009/comment-page-1#comment-85755 This Day in Geek History: October 16 Alpha Packaging Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:45:05 +0000 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/?p=8377#comment-85755 [...] See original here:  This Day in Geek History: October 16 [...] [...] See original here:  This Day in Geek History: October 16 [...]

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