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Thomas Watson Jr.'s 1963 memo on the CDC 6600 resurfaces●Watson Jr. memo about CDC 6600 (1963)Yhn Science Biology524 min ago
A 1963 internal memo from IBM chief executive Thomas Watson Jr. about the Control Data Corporation 6600, then the world's fastest computer, is circulating again via the Computer History Museum's archive. In the memo Watson reportedly urged IBM staff to respond to the competitive threat posed by CDC and its designer Seymour Cray. The document is drawing fresh attention as a snapshot of early supercomputing rivalry.
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Artist Shares Watercolor Mandarin Duck for CoinCoinTober Challenge●# CoinCoinTober du jour : Le superbe canard mandarin Mélange de feutres et crayons aquarellables sur papier blanc. # ArtMmastodon Culture Art22 h ago
A French-speaking artist has posted a new piece for the CoinCoinTober daily art challenge: a Mandarin duck drawn with a mix of felt-tip pens and watercolor pencils on white paper. The work, tagged with art challenge and no-AI hashtags, is drawing small but positive engagement from the community.