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On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 981, Xue Juzheng, Chinese scholar-official and historian passed away. In 1488, Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. In 1580, The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published. In 1850, Robert Stevenson, Scottish engineer (born 1772) passed away. In 1872, Emil Hácha, Czech lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Czechoslovakia (died 1945) was born. In 1909, Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, designed Fernsehturm Stuttgart (died 1999) was born. In 1920, Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic (died 2017) was born. In 1933, Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 (died 2012) was born. In 1952, Voja Antonić, Serbian computer scientist and journalist, designed the Galaksija computer was born. In 1998, Arkady Ostashev, Soviet/Russian scientist and engineer (born 1925) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Reviving old PCs with Linux now that new ones cost an arm and a leg
Apple sharply raising the prices of laptops and other gear brought home that the datacenter-driven computer parts shortage is only getting worse. It will be years before prices fall, with RAM at the epicenter of the crisis. The long-awaited Steam Box is 1049 to start, with disappointing specifications. — Read the rest The post Reviving old PCs with Linux now that new ones cost an arm and a leg appeared first on Boing Boing.
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