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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 19 hours

📅 On this day in 1970, DEC unveiled the PDP-8/e at the Western Electronics Show in LA. With its new “omnibus” design, it balanced affordability with modular flexibility, brought minicomputing to even more users. 🖥️✨
#MilestoneMonday #VintageComputing #PDP8 #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 2 days

🌈 Progress comes from challenging habits, not clinging to them. Grace Hopper reminds us that innovation begins when we stop saying, “We’ve always done it this way.” 💡🖥️
#MaintenanceMode #VintageComputing #GraceHopper #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 3 days

🔌 Snapshot from the 1940s: Maintaining ENIAC meant swapping out vacuum tubes, of which it had nearly 18,000. These giants of early computing required constant care, but they laid the foundation for the digital age. ⚡🖥️
#SnapshotSaturday #VintageComputing #ENIAC #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 4 days

🎢 Build the theme park of your dreams!

OpenRCT2 is a free, open-source version of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 with modern enhancements and multiplayer support.

🛠️ https://openrct2.io

#nostalgia #freesoftwarefriday #vintagecomputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 5 days

🔁 Throwback Thursday: The Mainframe That Changed Everything
In 1964, the IBM System/360 revolutionized computing by introducing a family of compatible machines.

🖥️ #ThrowbackThursday #IBM360 #MainframeMagic #VintageComputing #HistoryOfTech #vintagecomputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 6 days

💾 Before the 3.5″ floppy, storage was 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲, literally.
The original floppy disk was 8 inches wide, held 80 KB, and yes… it actually flopped in your hands. 📀
#WowThatsFascinating #VintageComputing #FloppyDisk #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 7 days

🎹🎮 Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 became the best-selling computer of all time. With its VIC-II graphics chip and iconic SID chip’s sounds, it brought games, music, and coding into millions of homes. 🖥️✨
#TechSpecTuesday #VintageComputing #C64 #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 1 week

📅 On this day in 1947, Hewlett-Packard was officially incorporated.
From humble beginnings with the HP 200A oscillator, HP grew into one of the most influential companies in computing history. ⚡🖥️
#MilestoneMonday #VintageComputing #HPHistory #VintageComputer
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 1 week

🔧✨ Just like computers need maintenance, so do our minds.
Leonardo da Vinci reminds us: learning is endless fuel — it never runs out, never breaks, and never grows obsolete. 💡
#MaintenanceMode #VintageComputer #MondayMotivation
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Vintage Computer @vintage.computer 1 week

📸 Snapshot from 1957: The IBM 704 mainframe at NACA (the predecessor to NASA).
These room-sized giants powered the early space age, crunching numbers that helped launch humanity into the stars. 🚀✨
#SnapshotSaturday #VintageComputing #IBM704