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The Personal Computing Life in the '80s, HTML5's Many Talents

by Thomas Houston on May 28, 2010 at 06:10 PM

80s PC
There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • Jason Kottke uncovered a fascinating 1982 report from The Atlantic on the early days (and revelations) of personal computing. [From: The Atlantic via: Kottke]
  • With HTML5's front-and-center spot in the Apple vs. Adobe wars, many miss that it can do far more than just play video. [From: Enagdget]
  • Countless alternate keyboard layouts have come and gone over the years, and Half-Qwerty lets you try out an infuriatingly difficult one-hand typing style. We're sticking with traditional QWERTY. [From: Half-Qwerty, via: The Awl]
  • Rhizome's collection of broken technology videos reveal the beautiful fractals and random noise created when modern displays break. [From: Rhizome]
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Tags: bestoftherest, history, html5, internet, qwerty, typing

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