Computer Facts

    Random Computer Facts

    There are 54 Computer Facts!

    The first webcam was used in 1991 by Cambridge researchers for checking the coffee pot without leaving their desks.
    10
    MDIF, a New York based non-profit organisation, is planning to beam free Wi-Fi to the entire world from space.
    18
    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
    68
    In the 1980s, an IBM computer wasn't considered 100 percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft Flight Simulator*.
    126
    Blocking Mark Zuckerberg
    Blocking Mark Zuckerberg
    You can't block Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook.
    16
    Random Darknet Shopper
    Random Darknet Shopper
    There's a bot called the 'Random Darknet Shopper' that is given $100 in bitcoins every week to purchase random items on the darkweb. It ended up buying 10 ecstasy pills and the creator was subsequently arrested.
    12
    The first computer mouse was invented by Doug Engelbart in around 1964 and was made of wood.
    217
    In the wake of Goat Simulator's popularity, 'Rock Simulator 2014' was developed and released. Gameplay simulates life as a rock.
    0