MetaFilter posts tagged with hardware and computers

Inside the World's Greatest Keyboard

Joe Beese — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:57:33 -0800

From the satisfying click of its keys to its no-nonsense layout and solid steel underpinnings, IBM's 24-year-old Model M is the standard by which all other keyboards must be judged. (previously)

640K ought to be enough for anybody

netbros — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:11:05 -0800

The History of Computing Project is a collaborative effort to record and publish the history of the computer and its roots. The site includes a chronological timeline, biographies of computing pioneers, a look at computing hardware through the years, as well as software and games. Having a 30-year career in the field, I am partial to mainframe computing. I started my career in 1973 working on this machine, and ended it on this one, with many in between. Other mainframe timelines: IBM mainframes Viking Waters Computer history: IBM 360/370/3090/390

Buy now, pay later.

davehat — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 04:50:33 -0800

FlexGo™. Microsoft targets emerging markets with pay as you go and subscription models.

Faberge Mice

dirtynumbangelboy — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:28:49 -0800

Because everybody needs a beautiful mouse.

alan — Tue, 14 May 2002 12:09:37 -0800

Apple enters the server hardware market.

geneablogy — Sun, 12 May 2002 07:31:01 -0800

NASA scavenges on eBay for old parts for Space Shuttle [NYT link-reg req] The Space Shuttle is so old that many of the parts for it are no longer being made. NASA has been reduced to buying old equipment on eBay to scavenge for circuit boards and old CPUs.

MrBaliHai — Sun, 03 Mar 2002 06:50:50 -0800

If you're an old geek like me, you'll enjoy a nostalgic browse through the collection at OLD-COMPUTERS.COM. If you're a young geek, you can laugh at all the boxen that we used to think were cutting edge 20 years ago. What system currently in use today will be the Intertec Superbrain of 2020?

jjg — Wed, 07 Nov 2001 11:25:19 -0800

HP's proposed buyout of Compaq has run into some unexpected resistance -- from a couple of guys named Hewlett and Packard.

endquote — Fri, 12 Oct 2001 08:29:36 -0800

Just a bit ago, there was a crowd of about 2,000 in downtown Seattle chanting "AMD! AMD!" People will do anything for the chance at free processors. It was seriously a spectacle, and a marketing department's wet dream. Who knew you could get 2,000 nerds to show up at 5-6am and stand around in the cold for two hours, and have them still be in good enough spirits to chant your brand name in response to the question "Who do you love?" (Of course, I might be less cynical about it if they'd just called number 4495.) Were any other MeFi peeps out there? Someone should post pictures. It was really kind of surreal.

skallas — Tue, 03 Jul 2001 23:54:15 -0800

Dell takes a survey out on AMD processors. Finally, the only thing that keeps me from buying a Dell is their lack of Athlon and Duron machines. Sounds like the negative reviews of the P4 has Dell running towards the competition.

john — Thu, 22 Feb 2001 10:22:05 -0800

GeForce 3 to be available on Macs first. Check out the 3rd video down. Bonus: A look at the new ID 3D engine for Doom. High drool factor.

physics — Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:43:11 -0800

Intel's Sin: Vanity The truth about Intels new Pentium III 1.13 GHz.

jdiaz — Wed, 05 Jul 2000 10:44:05 -0800

I hear dead components. How nice that your computer can sing to you when it's breaking down. I wonder if there's any significance to "It's a small world."

baylink — Tue, 30 May 2000 09:41:58 -0800

And you thought guns were only useful for shooting *people*.