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    09/05/09

    In reply to Oldest Working "Computer" to Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7, Dual Core or Wireless
    Ok, But can it display porn. No point otherwise. :P
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    09/05/09

    @notlikeacat: 4 x 1329502

    Print paper. Turn upside down.

    /rule 34, no matter what.
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    09/04/09

    In reply to Oldest Working "Computer" to Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7, Dual Core or Wireless
    Nice... only it won't last long because of valves and stuff...
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    09/04/09

    In reply to Oldest Working "Computer" to Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7, Dual Core or Wireless
    Wow, that is old. Of course the computer that is running the JFK fuel farm was built in 1959 and most of it is still running. Anyone want to see photos?
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    09/04/09

    @TheCapt: Yes, yes I do
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    09/04/09

    @TheCapt: Heck yes! Photos, and description!
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    Image of Justin Paulson Justin Paulson
    09/04/09

    In reply to Oldest Working "Computer" to Be Rebuilt Sans Windows 7, Dual Core or Wireless
    Can you really test the "boot time" when it doesn't really run an OS.
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    09/04/09

    @Justinpaulson: Every computer has an operating system. Every computer.
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: Pardon me while I tell my coworkers that our microcontrollers aren't computers.
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: Not according to Wikipedia. [en.wikipedia.org]
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    09/04/09

    @srw: All snarky comments regarding Wiki aside, I would counter that any system that lacks a hardcoded or software based system of controls is not a computer, but merely an adding machine, or differential engine (like Babbage's).

    @duck0: An Operating System does not imply a GUI or extensive series of commands. Any series of command inputs, whether switches or punch cards, and hardware interupt monitoring, constitutes a system of operations. It may be rudimentary, but there it is. Flipping "breaker switches" is no different, except by scale, than programming in machine language. Binary coding is simply flipping switches. Those switches are interfaced to the operating system which lets the computer know how to process information to produce a desired result based on the given variables.

    @dingus: Microcontrollers are little computers on a chip, with their OS and programming hardcoded. As opposed to microchips, which, more often than not, merely utilize externally received commands. That's my interpretation, anyway. Don't go upsetting your coworkers unnecessarily.
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    09/04/09

    @met2art: my arms making my hands come together act as an operating system to form clapping sounds for this post my friend.

    This was exactly the point of my congratulations message I sent you last week.
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    09/05/09

    @met2art: To agree with everyone else. This thing does not have an operating system. Not all computers have operating system. Most calculators do not have operating systems. They have directly accessible hardware, not a layer of operating system between the application and the hardware.
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