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78IBM '80 vs Microsoft '08 an alternative History of Computing
Background I started work on computers in July 1965. Way back when IBM was king and a few other Computer manufacturers called the BUNCH existed. The Bunch consisted of Burroughs, Univac, NCR, Control Data and...
20 comments72My Life in South Africa 1947 to 1951 (my preschool years)
My Life in South Africa 1947 to 1951 (my preschool years) 1947 I was born in June 1947. For the life of me I cannot remember being born or before I was born.Some people claim to remember warmth, a red and...
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62Spring is almost here but not in the Bottom half of the world
Spring or Autumn? The current topic is Spring, but in the Southern hemisphere, we are just drifting off into autumn. It is tough to think about Spring as Autumn approaches. Spring is generally accepted as...
24 comments58Schoolyard Economics
Just Rodney's Hub "games children play" inspired me to write this hub. Bus Tickets When I first went to high school I was about 11 going on 12. I was a year or two younger than my classmates as I had...
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70James Bond an icon an era and the gold standard in blockbuster Movies
When I was young When I was young around thirteen or fourteen I read my first James Bond book, Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. I loved the quintessential spy genre, the cool spy with gadgets. M his boss...
24 comments70How We lose our Traditional History
When I was a bit younger (Ok a lot younger), I remember saying to my ex-wife's grandfather. "you tell such interesting stories, why don't you write it all down?". He responded by saying "who would be...
26 comments66South Africa - Ouch!
We live in a funny old country.Only 16 years ago Nelson Mandela was still in Prison on Robin Island.Apartheid was breathing out its dying Gasp.White South Africa was about to move forward to a new untested...
36 comments64My Experience with Supernaturals,
Many years ago , when I was around 3 years old, I had an interesting experience. I was able to backtrack my age by asking my late parents questions about when we moved out of the house In Campbell street in...
37 comments69Skills in the ICT Industry then and now 45 years of Improvement?
Developments How has the ICT industry developed over the last 45 years? Well firstly the hardware, the valves, solid state transistors and wired cores have given way to the Silicon chip. Intel has grown from...
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