Category Archives: Computer history

Solaris 2.6

Posted on 28.01.2017 by mezzantrop

That is how my first Solaris with CDE looked like when I installed it years ago on a home computer with Intel Pentium CPU onboard. I begged a copy of the installation CDROM and a bootable floppy drive in the institute lab. Then … Continue reading →

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Famous Xerox Alto restoration

Posted on 03.08.2016 by mezzantrop

“Alan Kay, whose vision for a personal computer guided the Alto, recently gave an Alto computer to Y Combinator. Getting this system running again is a big effort but fortunately I’m working with a strong team, largely from the IBM 1401 restoration team. … Continue reading →

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The Malware Museum

Posted on 23.07.2016 by mezzantrop

The Malware Museum is a collection of malware programs, usually viruses, that were distributed in the 1980s and 1990s on home computers. Once they infected a system, they would sometimes show animation or messages that you had been infected. Through … Continue reading →

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Computer History Museum

Posted on 28.02.2016 by mezzantrop

Great project, website and YouTube channel. Recommend to subscribe! http://youtu.be/hXAjVw-bP5g

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