Computer Facts

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    By the year 2012 there will be approximately 17 billion devices connected to the Internet.
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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    20 years ago, there were only 130 websites, Google wasn't around, and you had to pay for an email account through an ISP.
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    In October 1997, when Internet Explorer 4.0 was released, some Microsoft employees left a giant "From the IE team... We Love You" on Netscape's lawn.
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    BackRub
    BackRub
    Google was originally called "BackRub".
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    28% of IT Professionals hide their career from family or friends out of fear of being asked to provide free tech support.
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    Terms & Conditions
    Terms & Conditions
    It would take 76 work days (8 hours a day) for the average person to read the Terms and Conditions they agree to in a year.
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    GTA Origin
    GTA Origin
    Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.
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