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  • Get on the Vintage Computer Bus System
    Vintage Computer Add-in cards come in three basic flavors: 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit. These terms refer to the number of data bits the card sends out at one time. Ideally a 16-bit video card sends an image to the monitor in half the time it would take for an 8-bit version. It is important to know what kind of card your vintage computer accepts. The older PCs and XTs usually have an 8-bit or PC bus, which accepts the older PC bus, which accepts only the 8-bit cards. Vintage computers which are of more recent vintage use a PCI bus combined with ISA (Industry Standard Architecture).
  • Linux , Linux Free ? Freely Available ? Confused ?
    For new Linux uers or those interested in the Linux Operating Systems the copyright terms used are often daunting and confusing .

    Is Linux free or freely available ?

    If Linux is " free " how is that commerical versions are available that cost money ?

    Hopefully this article will shed light on your Linux copyright concerns and questions.
  • Computer Mice : Their Telephone Origins
    We take the ubiquitous computer mouse for granted in our modern windows computers.

    What is the origin of the modern computer mouse.

    Xerox and your phone are the two answers.
  • The History and Origins of Our PC Computer Keyboards
    The keyboard is among the most underappreciated and taken for granted component in our every day computer lives. We seldom stop to think why certain keys are laid out in the given way. Like it or not we owe a debt to thoughtfulness and thoroughness of the original IBM PC project engineers.

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