Back When Computers Were Fridges and Viruses Were Cute

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The first 1GB hard drive, introduced by IBM in 1980, weighed over 500 pounds (approx. 227 kg) and cost $40,000!
In 1971, the first computer virus, “Creeper” was invented. Believing it to be a form of self-expression, it would display the phrase, “I’m the creeper, catch me if you can!”
The First Computer Game Was Made for an Oscilloscope, “Tennis for Two” by William Higinbotham.
The First Mouse Was Made of Wood. The original prototype had a wooden shell, with two thin metal wheels (one for X-axis, one for Y-axis). The patent was filed around June 27, 1967 as an “X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System”
The Internet Was Almost Called the “Intergalactic Network”. J.C.R. Licklider’s concept of the “Intergalactic Computer Network” was partly a tongue-in-cheek acknowledgment of how ambitious the idea was: linking computers everywhere, allowing users to access programs and data from any site.
YouTube Started as a Dating Site.
“Me at the zoo” is the first video uploaded on YouTube by co-founder Jawed Karim on April 23rd, 2005. Did you know the video is just 19-seconds long?

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