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Born on this day in 1900, Ida Rhodes - one of the pioneering women of early computing. She helped design programming systems for the UNIVAC I, contributed to machine translation, and even created an algorithm for Jewish holidays still used in calendar software today.

Just a small bit of computer evolution

@HarpoonGames Remembrance of future martian chronicles x.com/i/status/13627…

🚄Travel by Train… on an Exoplanet! •Explore: Journey across an alien world aboard a train •Survive: Fight dangerous wildlife and face other extraterrestrial threats •Build: Establish your base on the train, gather resources, and enhance your equipment Wishlist now on Steam!

@MuseumCommodore ❤️ Great flipper and innovation about building your own flipper by Bill Budge @BillB Initially on Apple // A few years ago he told us some funny story about this cover. Read it here ! x.com/i/status/13192…

BEST C64 GAME COVERS (Part 4 of 5) My vote for the MOST SURREAL Commodore 64 cover would be PINBALL CONSTRUCTION SET! The iconic Electronic Arts version (1983) features two stark white, sculpted hands floating in a dark cosmic void, delicately framing a glowing crystal ball. Inside the orb: a complete, illuminated pinball table — flippers, bumpers, and all — as if the entire game exists in some otherworldly dimension. Below it, a tilted grid floor stretches into infinity like an impossible blueprint. This isn’t your typical action-packed 80s fantasy illustration. It’s minimalist, artistic, and downright dreamlike — like a surreal sculpture or a high-concept album cover. EA deliberately went for a premium “rock star software artist” aesthetic (they treated developers like Bill Budge as rock gods), and it paid off. The image perfectly captures the game’s revolutionary idea: you’re not just playing pinball... you’re a creator, manipulating reality itself. What Commodore 64 game cover do you vote for as the MOST SURREAL-LOOKING?

1977 computer talk… it was BASIC.

The Vacuum Tube’s Last Stand(s) ift.tt/F4qco7Q

On this May 11, we honor the birth of Edsger Wybe Dijkstra (1930–2002), the Dutch mathematician whose crystalline intellect reshaped the very soul of computing. Born in Rotterdam, he began in theoretical physics and mathematics before forging a new path where elegance became doctrine. In 1956 he gave the world his shortest-path algorithm; still the quiet heartbeat of every GPS, network router, and logistics system on Earth. With his 1968 letter “Go To Statement Considered Harmful,” he ignited the structured-programming revolution, insisting that clarity and simplicity are moral imperatives in code. Dijkstra taught us that true mastery is invisible: programs should read like poetry, not puzzles. His quiet, relentless pursuit of beauty in complexity continues to inspire every developer who chooses discipline over cleverness. Today we remember a mind that proved mathematics is not merely useful; it is noble. Happy Birthday, Professor.

Cherchez le micro-ordinateur ❤️ Moebius 🎉

Déjà dans les années 50 l'informatisation remplaçait des emplois. Dans les années 80, la micro-informatique a fait de même, à présent l'IA.

It’s an Apple Lisa, on a FPGA ift.tt/osayFTD

@ponceto91 ❤️Moebius

Il y a 88 ans, le 8 mai 1938, naquit Jean Giraud, auteur français de bande dessinée. Il sera plus connu sous son pseudonyme de Mœbius, signera de nombreux albums dont le célèbre Blueberry et cofondera la maison d'édition Les Humanoïdes associés #LaPetiteInfoDuJour

❤️ Bobo 🇧🇪 #videogame #jeuvideo #comics #bd

Without Turner Network Television, we never would have had Pirates of Silicon Valley. It’s my favorite Jobs movie by far, and in my opinion, it told the story better than any of the newer Jobs films that followed.

@TheMekon_Venus @os_amiga Hugo Délire presented by Karen Cherill in France ❤️ fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_D%C3…

This had super simple gameplay. But for an Amiga.. the large cartoon graphics were very good. Who remembers the name of this?

On this day in 1949, the EDSAC at Cambridge University ran its first programs! It calculated a table of squares and a list of prime numbers, becoming the first practical general-purpose stored-program computer in regular service. The digital world started here. #EDSAC #OnThisDay

@Cairo_xprsk Wrong TeneT

Nothing begins with T and ends with T Prove me wrong 🤔

May the 4th be with you #pixelart

Jeudi 7 mai à 18h30, je serai en rencontre / dédicace à la librairie Albin Michel à Paris. J'espère vous y voir nombreux pour parler sciences et jeux vidéo ! 🎮 ⚗️

Avant les laptops et les smartphones… Le Matracom M05 était un Minitel portable signé Matra. 👉🇫🇷Consultation de services en ligne… dans les années 80. Oui, la mobilité connectée existait déjà. #Minitel #VintageTech #RetroComputing #FrenchInnovation #GeekCulture #TechRetro