Random Computer Facts

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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    Windows 'Con' Folder
    Windows 'Con' Folder
    It’s not possible to create a folder named “con” on a Windows computer.
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    All 3 founders of Apple worked at Atari before forming Apple.
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    In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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    A singing birthday card has more computing power than the allied forces in 1945.
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    IBM's Watson computer has 90 processors, 2,880 cores, 11,200 threads, 16 terabytes of RAM, and 4TB worth of data on its hard drive.
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