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It was some damn Canadian who invented the PC. Blame Canada...
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Severed Hand of Skywalker
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Sep 25, 2003, 03:22 PM
 

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Sep 25, 2003, 03:32 PM
 
Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
http://www.globetechnology.com/servl...ry/Technology/
Quite interesting. If you notice he takes a subtle cut at Apple
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Sep 25, 2003, 03:36 PM
 
Originally posted by typoon:
Quite interesting. If you notice he takes a subtle cut at Apple
Cut? They just mention that it was 4 years before what was thought to be the first personal computer.

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Sep 25, 2003, 03:47 PM
 
It was Konrad Zuse who built the first computer.
Nasrudin sat on a river bank when someone shouted to him from the opposite side: "Hey! how do I get across?" "You are across!" Nasrudin shouted back.
     
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Sep 25, 2003, 03:50 PM
 
Originally posted by Developer:
It was Konrad Zuse who built the first computer.
PERSONAL computer?

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Sep 25, 2003, 05:09 PM
 
See, this is why thick bacon should be outlawed.
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Sep 25, 2003, 05:35 PM
 
Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
See, this is why thick bacon should be outlawed.
They have HUGE pigs up there.
     
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Sep 27, 2003, 03:21 AM
 
Originally posted by Zimphire:
Bzzzzzt

http://www.blinkenlights.com/pc.shtml
Wow, you are even smarter then news outlets eh? you should go on who wants to be a millionaire and cash in on you smarts.

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Sep 27, 2003, 03:43 AM
 
Originally posted by BasketofPuppies:
See, this is why thick bacon should be outlawed.
amerikans are the only ones who call it canajun bacon...

everyone else calls it back bacon...
     
   
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