A group of researchers in New York have broken the internet speed record.
On Tuesday December 30 the team managed to top out at a record breaking 7.67 gigabits/sec using standard telecommunications protocols.
The very next day they pushed it to the limit by breaking through to 9.08 Gbps over a 20,000 mile path.
The internet2 consortium is looking to build a new network capable of 100Gbps!
Looking forward to that
Labels: Computers
By: bossmanthe | Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 3:38:00 PM | |
1. Word processors never display a cursor.
2. You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences.
3. Movie characters never make typing mistakes.
4. All monitors display inch-high letters.
5. High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or some such governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces.
6. Those that don’t have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful text-based command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in plain English.
7. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any information you want by simply typing, “ACCESS THE SECRET FILES” on any near-by keyboard.
8. You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing “UPLOAD VIRUS”. (See “Fortress”.)9. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain’s desktop computer even if it’s turned off.
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By: bossmanthe | Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 2:50:00 PM | |
The Volume and Size of 5MB memory storage in 1956.
In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a
hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of
data.
Labels: Computers, History, technology
By: bossmanthe | Wednesday, January 31, 2007 at 4:58:00 PM | |
