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Some historical information on IBM mainframes. Notice that my 370/168 machine, which filled an entire room, was a 3.5-MIPS machine, roughly comparable to my TV cable box.

The sad and glorious history of Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

The Gmail file system.

Thirty-two percent of data loss is through human error. Data recovery in the U.S. last year cost $11.8 billion, and that didn't include the value of lost worker time.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show's Ted Baxter, who inspired the name of this product.