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Legacy Tech Resurgence
Ibm
AI Synthesis & Market Narrative
IBM-related news focuses on the restoration and appreciation of legacy hardware, with a separate report of an alleged attack on Oracle facilities in the UAE.
Correlated Linguistic Patterns
["80s hardware"
"IBM Model M"
"IBM 5150"
"Oracle facilities in UAE"]
Curiosity Velocity (60 Days)
WIKIPEDIA API
Tracing the intersection of media narratives and actual public search interest. Dashed line is 7-day SMA.
Driving Media Context
Random musings: 80s hardware, cyberdecks
Random musings around computing in the 80s and a DIY cyberdeck build
Mechanical Keyboard Sounds - A listening Museum
36 mechanical keyboards. Click. Type. Listen. From IBM Model M (1985) to modern thocky customs.
Cleaning an IBM 5150, And The Perfect Period PCB Soldermask
Now that early PCs have moved firmly from the realm of e-waste into being collector’s items, it’s worth putting in some effort to restore them if you find on...
Simon Willison says the 'dark factory' is the next big thing in AI
Django creator Simon Willison said AI could usher in the "dark factory" era, when bots run everything and there's no need to keep the lights on.
IBM Teams Up With Arm To Run Arm Workloads On IBM Z Mainframes
IBM and Arm are teaming up to let Arm-based software run on IBM Z mainframes. Network World reports: The two companies plan to work on three things: building...
Ask Hackaday: How Much Compute is Enough?
Over the history of this business, a lot of people have foreseen limits that look rather silly in hindsight– in 1943, IBM President Thomas Watson declared th...
Iran Says It Hit Oracle Facilities in UAE
After Amazon, Oracle is now in the bulls-eye.
Amazon Facilities in Bahrain Hit Again as Iran Follows Through on Threat, Report Says
Iran had promised to hit American tech companies on April 1st.
Iran Threatens to Start Attacking Major US Tech Firms on April 1
Tech giants like Apple, Google, and Microsoft are among those on a target list released by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Iran Reportedly Warns Apple is Among Potential Targets
In a Telegram post today, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that Apple is among a list of major American companies that the country may target ...