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Comment Latest local news here: https://kymkemp.com/ (Score 1) 46

From Redheaded Blackbelt News https://kymkemp.com/ [UPDATE 12:24 p.m.: Damage Reports Coming In] 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California Near Rio Dell https://kymkemp.com/2024/12/05... [UPDATE 1:48 p.m.] Aftershocks Continue Following 7.0 Earthquake Near Petrolia https://kymkemp.com/2024/12/05...

Comment Wang, PDP-8, CDC6600, IBM1401 (Score 1) 523

The Wang network had 300-baud modem to attach to LBL mainframe. PDP-8 was standalone with whopping 4K core memory. CDC6600 2x2x4-foot box supposedly would've taken only 15 seconds to melt down if cooling failed. Peripherals filled a large building. Printers spew a whole box of fanfold in seconds. Card readers read boxes of cards in seconds. IBM1401 was for school district payroll. Typing this on Raspberry PI 4B...

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