Collaborate Disseminate
Most of us associate Honda with the color red. The multinational is even known as Big Red in some parts of the world. Have you ever wondered how that came to be? The answer is both obvious and convoluted.Continue ReadingCategory: TransportTags: Honda, … Continue reading The reason Honda’s corporate color is red
DEC’s LAN Bridge 100 was a major milestone in the history of Ethernet which made it a viable option for the ever-growing LANs of yesteryear and today. Its history is …read more Continue reading DEC’s LAN Bridge 100: The Invention of the Network Bridge
The computer mouse was one of those ideas that changed the world. It was such an intuitive and easy way to instruct a computer, that widespread global adoption followed and the impact of the humble computer mouse on society has been gargantuan. We’re just about to see how much the world recognises it.
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Continue reading Get set for the beatification of the original computer mouse
You might think that TV stations or production houses would be great at archiving, but it’s not always the case. Particularly from the public access perspective. However, if you’re a …read more Continue reading The Famous Computer Cafe Has Now Been Archived Online
In a modern car, your speedometer might look analog, but it is almost certainly digital and driven by the computer that has to monitor all sorts of things anyway. But …read more Continue reading Tech in Plain Sight: Speedometers
Although the benefits of semiconductor technology were undeniable during the second half the 20th century, there was a clear divide between the two sides of the Iron Curtain. Whilst the …read more Continue reading The First Mass Produced DRAM of the Soviet Union
Wireless networking is all-pervasive in our modern lives. Wi-Fi technology lives in our smartphones, our laptops, and even our watches. Internet is available to be plucked out of the air …read more Continue reading Australia Didn’t Invent WiFi, Despite What You’ve Heard
Although the designation ‘Air Force One’ is now commonly known to refer to the airplane used by the President of the United States, it wasn’t until Eisenhower that the US …read more Continue reading The First Air Force One and How it Was Nearly Lost Forever
Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example, Fortran, among the oldest of computer languages, still has adherents, not to mention a ton …read more Continue reading A Modern Take on an Old Language
It could happen to anyone of us: suddenly you got this inkling of an idea for a product that you think might just be pretty useful or even cool. Some …read more Continue reading The First Fitbit: Engineering and Industrial Design Lessons