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I haven't forgotten about the Draft I've just been hanging out over at [[Linux]] and [[ | I haven't forgotten about the Draft I've just been hanging out over at [[Linux]] and [[Linux_kernel]] cause amazingly enough there's another author on here that contributes to the Computers Workgroup and we've been kicking butt on the Linux family of articles ([[User:Joshua David Williams]] if you're curious). | ||
Anyway... how far back do you think we should go with this thing? I mean... technically an abacus is a "computer" sort of. Or do you want to do something more traditional, like Charles Babbage/Ada Lovelace-era? --[[User:Eric M Gearhart|Eric M Gearhart]] 16:03, 6 April 2007 (CDT) | Anyway... how far back do you think we should go with this thing? I mean... technically an abacus is a "computer" sort of. Or do you want to do something more traditional, like Charles Babbage/Ada Lovelace-era? --[[User:Eric M Gearhart|Eric M Gearhart]] 16:03, 6 April 2007 (CDT) | ||
::Just an overview here...there should, I think, be a separate article on History of Computing or some such[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 00:20, 7 April 2007 (CDT) | ::Just an overview here...there should, I think, be a separate article on History of Computing or some such[[User:Pat Palmer|Pat Palmer]] 00:20, 7 April 2007 (CDT) | ||
Latest revision as of 10:47, 7 April 2007
Looking good so far. I'll edit in some stuff when I can (and I get the CZ 'muse' talking in my ear), for example your NOTE: Discuss the feedback cycle of rapidly developing hardware and software technology (Moore's law type stuff)
When do you wanna go live with this thing? --Eric M Gearhart 07:14, 6 April 2007 (CDT)
Haven't forgotten/How far back do you wanna go?
I haven't forgotten about the Draft I've just been hanging out over at Linux and Linux_kernel cause amazingly enough there's another author on here that contributes to the Computers Workgroup and we've been kicking butt on the Linux family of articles (User:Joshua David Williams if you're curious).
Anyway... how far back do you think we should go with this thing? I mean... technically an abacus is a "computer" sort of. Or do you want to do something more traditional, like Charles Babbage/Ada Lovelace-era? --Eric M Gearhart 16:03, 6 April 2007 (CDT)
- Just an overview here...there should, I think, be a separate article on History of Computing or some suchPat Palmer 00:20, 7 April 2007 (CDT)