Entries tagged: computers

Birth of that thing we call the Internet…

A possible starting date for the internet, plus a few interesting facts.

Scratch and squeak!

Today I stumbled upon Squeak. I also found Scratch I also found Scratch, which is “a new programming language that lets you create your own interactive stories, games, music, and art”.

Zero is a number

The MaMaMedia site is a very interesting example of a visionary resource. Among the many and varied contents are a series of articles by Seymour Pappert. In one of them entitled The Wonderful Discovery of Nothing, he wrote about a girl discovering the power of zero.

ZX Spectrum is 25 years old

I finished reading an article about the twenty fifth birthday of Clive Sinclair’s ZX Spectrum – the tiny computer that most of Britain (including me) bought to begin their video-gaming experience. This set me thinking about the now almost-forgotten PiMan.