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5 Dinge, die du diese Woche wissen musst: Neues von Apple, Alternativen zur Luca-App und – jawohl – ein Eichhörnchen Claudia Wieschollek © Apple Apples Senior Vice President für Softwareentwicklung, Craig Federighi, stellt das neue Betriebssystem Monterey vor. Jeden Montagmorgen berichten wir über fünf Dinge, die zum Wochenstart wichtig sind. Diesmal geht es unter anderem um Alternativen zur Luca-App, Jeff Bezos’ Steuerdaten und Apples WWDC. Es sieht ganz so aus, ...

June 3, 1990, was a window of optimism, but U.S.-Russia relations are again as cold as they were in the mid-1980s.

Are you wondering how it all began? In the Beginning, There Was Light By Steve Ciarcia (Founder, Circuit Cellar)  Whenever I run into Circuit Cellar fans at conventions or techie-type gatherings, many invariably mention either how they’ve enjoyed following my projects and career since BYTE magazine or that they’ve recently discovered Circuit Cellar and wonder where it came from and how long it has been around. Certainly, if the tech-publishing world was apolitical and less competitive back...

Curtis H. Thorfinnson Curtis “Curt” H. Thorfinnson, was the youngest of three sons born to Hjalti “Mike” and Johanna “Jo” Thorfinnson on June 10, 1939. He grew up in Wahpeton, ND, where he graduated from high school in 1957 and North Dakota State School of Science in 1959. On August 19, 1961, he married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Koppelman. They lived in Fargo where Bonnie taught 2nd grade and Curt completed classes and student-taught at Moorhead State College’s cam...

William H. Gutz, known by all as Bill, passed away peacefully at 4:04 PM, December 16, 2020, at Maplewood Assisted Living Facility, Deer River, Minnesota, where he resided since September 4, 2019, surrounded by family, friends, and staff. He was born March 11, 1936, in Bowman County, North Dakota. The family moved to Minnesota, where they grew up on a farm. Bill enlisted in The Army of The United States as a High Speed Radio Operator in the Signal Corps after high school. He attended Army Airbo...

When IBM Was The Center Of Gravity Learning about IBM in the context of the early history of the computer industry has the same shock value as watching  Star Wars: A New Hope for the first time: "Thats no moon. Its a space station." Consider: In 1953, UNIVAC was basically the only company selling computers commercially. By 1956, IBMs market share in computers was 85%. In the late 70s and early 80s, after several industry transitions, the entry of smaller and more agile competitors like DEC an...

67 of the Fortune 100; 45 of the top 50 Banks; 8 of the top 10 Insurers; 8 of the top 10 Telcos; 7 of the top 10 Retailers; 4 of the top 5 Airlines; use the mainframe. While it may be one thing to tout usage of a technology by which organizations continue to adopt a technology, IBM has grown usage as measured by MIPS, a method of calculating the raw speed used, by 350% over the past ten years. Many CIOs Have An "AND" Strategy Not An "OR" Strategy For Hybrid Cloud The newest mainframes inc...

As both inspiration and impetus, and in celebration of Black History Month this February, we delved into the archives to shine a light on some key Black tech pioneers who may have been overlooked by history. Roy Clay Any history of Black contributions to the field of computer science has to include Roy L. Clay, Sr., the founder and former CEO of ROD-L Electronics, a manufacturer of electrical safety testing equipment. Before founding ROD-L, Clay was a programmer. He started his career in 1956 p...

February 03, 2021 Why now? Did Bezos pick the right time to leave? The only surprise over this timing is that…anyone is surprised by the timing. We may not have known the exact hour and day but it was clearly telegraphed in advance. Amazon’s culture of loyalty is remarkable, with very few of his top “S-team,” as they refer to the top few dozen leaders, leaving for other jobs.    When the head of the consumer group, Jeff Wilke, announced in August he was “retiring” in 2021, tha...

At 99, computer pioneer looks back at early Minnesota tech Don Weidenbach blossomed as a digital computer pioneer after World War II and forged a 30-year career as an electrical engineer in the early years of Minnesotas computer tech era.  By Curt Brown, Special to the Star Tribune January 9, 2021 — 2:23pm Text size Copy shortlink: One recent morning, 99-year-old Don Weidenbach tinkered with a balky humidifier on a workbench in the...