Can anyone have any idea about what this #mysterious#IBM#hardware can be ? I can't remember precisely how I got it, I THINK it was from a dumpster or found in a pile of some "electronic garbage". I have absolutely NO IDEA what this can be , I have a SUSPECT but I could be totally wrong, I THINK they MAY be part of an IBM 5100 but I can't be sure, if anyone knows what they could be I'd be interested to know !
The Love for #C64 computers never ceases. #IBM quantum computing Code is running here, which experiment claims the C64 outperforms the IBM #qbit#Quantum computer
Do you like IDE drives? How about 8 of them? There's a bundle of 8 new old stock 30GB IBM IDE drives up for grabs. They're going for $29.77 currently, with just over 2 days to bid as of time of posting. I remember when drives were more than $1/MB - these would have blown my mind back then. Check it out and spin some rust if you're interested: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/195936206#GoodWill#auction#retrocomputing#IBM
#TodayInHistory 1964 – #IBM announces the System/360. It was extremely successful, allowing customers to purchase a smaller system they could expand, if their needs grew, without reprogramming application software. It influenced computer design for years to come. Many consider it one of history's most successful computers.
「 System/360’s software was also ambitious. Variations of one operating system, OS/360, were supposed to run on all the models.
But OS/360 was hard to write -- especially the complex “multiprogramming” versions that ran several programs at once -- and it was late. Three special OSs had to be created for the smallest machines 」
I hesitate to mention this one because of the price, but in case anyone really wants one there is a IBM Personal Computer 5150 system. It comes with a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. Looks like they powered on the monitor and computer separately but not together. The current bid's at $652! and the auction wraps up in just under 8 hours at the time of this post. Take a look: https://www.shopgoodwill.com/Item/194737143#GoodWill#auction#retrocomputing#IBM
DDS was developed by #HP and #Sony at the end of the 1980s, based on the DAT format. It was primarily used for backup storage.
The DG90P pictured here is a DDS-1 tape that can store 1.3GB (up to 2GB compressed). In 1990, the usual hard drive capacity in a personal computer was less than 100 MB.
@melroy I've never installed Solaris, I have no idea what the installer looks like 😅
On the other hand, the Common Desktop Environment was an initiative by #HP, #IBM, #Sun and #USL so I would indeed expect Solaris to look a lot like HP-UX, once the graphical interface is started.
Here's an IBM s/360 at the Computer History Museum, from some months ago; it was so very fun to see how data storage has evolved!
ok ok, it's true that my lab no longer has a LTO drive of any generation, but I still want one… LTO5 should be sufficient to backup a couple hundred terabytes right?
Sorting through the stuff from my closet, realizing I have this dress code covered, but I will never wear it again. (although the shirts, admittedly, are from the early 2000's). #ibm#dresscode#advertisement#fashion#clothing
I don’t usually post work stuff but #ibm#xforce doesnt have a Mastodon presence so once in a while I have to post the important stuff.
Congratulations to @chompie1337 who scored a win in the Windows 11 LPE category! Her exploit circumvents the latest Virtualization Based Security mitigations. She becomes the first solo female competitor to score a full win at #Pwn2Own, the world’s most prestigious hacking competition.
(Only links I have are to Xitter and I won’t post those)
I think it’s important to remember that if you’re using the excuse that your software project should not be held to account for being inaccessible because it is released under a free software license what you’re really saying is that disabled people are not welcome in the free software world.