Random Computer Facts

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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    The town of Villa Las Estrellas in Antarctica is the most remote town on Earth, and there's only three computers with internet access!
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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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    A young programmer offered a homeless man the choice between $100 cash or coding lessons. Leo Grand chose the lessons, and now his first mobile app is available to download for $.99.
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    Lost Bitcoin
    Lost Bitcoin
    A man from Newport, UK, threw away a computer hard drive before realizing that it contained $7.5 million worth of bitcoins.
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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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    Dvorak Keyboard
    Dvorak Keyboard
    The Dvorak keyboard is estimated to be 12 to 20 times more efficient than the QWERTY keyboard.
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    In 1989, a British company made a laptop with a graphical user interface, a 60 hour battery life, SSD storage, and a touchpad.
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