Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

    There are 54 Computer Facts!

    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
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    E-mail has been around longer than the World Wide Web.
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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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    On an average work day, a typist's fingers travel 12.6 miles.
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    Lose/Lose
    Lose/Lose
    There's a video game called "Lose/Lose" that deletes a random file on your computer every time you kill an enemy.
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    The ‘@’ sign is centuries old, and was used in Europe to denote a unit of weight (the “arroba”) equivalent to 25 lbs.
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    The famous Windows start-up sound was composed using a Mac.
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