Random Computer Facts

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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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    Cloud Computing
    Cloud Computing
    In 2012, a national survey found that 51% of people thought stormy weather affected cloud computing.
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    "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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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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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    Steve Jobs never wrote a single line of programming code.
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    The domain name www.youtube.com was registered on February 14, 2005.
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