Posts by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
(DIR) Post #APHvr48ZTm6eCLEcjY by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-04T03:03:32Z
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One of my prized collection on vintage computing. If you find one available online grab it. Also check Stan original website http://www.pc-history.org
(DIR) Post #APHvr553yItV7kbKu8 by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-04T13:22:02Z
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@havoc that is cool. How can one get started?
(DIR) Post #APHvr62cOsX66SStjU by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-04T18:24:06Z
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@havoc cool !! I thought we are heading back to the invention of the MONIAC (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MONIAC), the analog computer that used fluidic logic to simulate how our economy works.
(DIR) Post #APIIlT4c9UcgkDgSYK by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-05T13:00:13Z
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@publius @SDF awesome. The theme of those stickers fits into her beliefs just as, hopefully, like all the youth! Peace! Please let me know how to get them.
(DIR) Post #APIJQVEr0UPjKg2Yi0 by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-05T13:07:41Z
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@publius @havoc ok that sucks! Place a closed and you peak behind the door to see such gems that passed you by only 30 minutes! We will never forget similar moments! I can relate to this. Actually just a week ago I was listening to a retro computing podcast that mentions a large retro gaming exhibition in Portland. I was a week late. If only I listened to the episode a couple of days earlier when it was sitting there on my phone unread for over a month!
(DIR) Post #APIxEhsKC8XxDRQrqK by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-05T20:33:37Z
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@SDF ahoy!
(DIR) Post #APJNXjHqgHyDblvAno by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-06T01:28:31Z
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@james @splitshockvirus the sdf one https://mastodon.sdf.org is getting upgraded this weekend, hence the temporary hiccups @SDF
(DIR) Post #APQgahziapUPSWcmNU by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-09T14:04:57Z
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@ParadeGrotesque @smj awesome. Thank you
(DIR) Post #APVuNo0TQ1w50hzJuS by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-12T02:32:53Z
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@SDF just listening. Love it ! Vectrex fan and owner
(DIR) Post #APW3APoEyJJhmpxKjo by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-12T04:07:08Z
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#introduction I never formally introduced myself. I am Tarek H. in Washougal WA. Lebanese American. #retrogaming and #vintagecomputing enthusiast. Techies old-school geek, husband, and father. I lead software teams as my profession, but I research about computers particularly 50s to 70s era and nostalgic to the 80s and 90s era. My main hobby is collecting and reading rare computer books. Not sure if anyone else shares my hobby though, but it would be awesome if there buddies out there !
(DIR) Post #APWF4l9zsLc1iZCaae by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-12T06:24:59Z
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@publius @SDF will do. How is Texas? Lived in DFW for 18 years!
(DIR) Post #APbl8hIMMA7PDDpoOG by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-14T22:16:19Z
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Got the January 1982 edition of Byte magazine displaying the IBM PC. Great reminder of the major transformation journey that computers took since then. #retrocomputing
(DIR) Post #APeK9Kd400ovurTbqi by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-16T01:11:29Z
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in the the book “Where The Wizards Stay Up Late” on the origin of the Internet (p72) several computer scientists from East and West coast met in 1967 to discuss connecting multiple computers across the states. Most of them were skeptical and their reasoning is funny once you consider the Internet we know today. One said “what have you got on your computer that I could use?” Another: “why would I need any I need anyone else’s computer when I’ve got everything right here?” #historyoftheweb
(DIR) Post #APfGFcwsawZzoQS4NU by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-16T14:50:32Z
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@ParadeGrotesque that is truly nice
(DIR) Post #APhsi81mp1VOswgUAC by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-17T21:10:50Z
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@SDF :sdf: the coolest
(DIR) Post #APiSvi7LY7bcvi3pFA by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-18T03:56:41Z
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@SDF thank you
(DIR) Post #APk9pSp9zG3CwpmXAW by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-18T23:32:07Z
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@ParadeGrotesque I think that soon we are going to hear Pink Floyd song “is there anybody out there?” or “echoes”. #twitterexodus
(DIR) Post #APkAOxc9VARQZrciy8 by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-18T23:38:32Z
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@ParadeGrotesque that sums it up https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/testosterone-gerbils-extra-cuddly-partners/
(DIR) Post #APmTM1JzY78meRMPlw by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-20T02:19:26Z
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@SDF please add me
(DIR) Post #APz1ysdzRFo6IKlSlc by tarek@mastodon.sdf.org
2022-11-26T03:44:50Z
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@SDF my favorite show. Will miss this week. 😒