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Paleotechnology: A Curious Glimpse Into An 80s Computer Book

Paleotechnology: A Curious Glimpse Into An 80s Computer Book

  THERE"S always a good time to be had touring through old computer books, especially ...
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The Incredible Cloth Womb Of 18th Century Midwife Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray

The Incredible Cloth Womb Of 18th Century Midwife Angélique Marguerite Le Boursier du Coudray

To combat high infant mortality rates and teach young mothers about giving birth in the ...
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1492: Wound Man Was The Luckiest Man Alive In The Middle Ages

1492: Wound Man Was The Luckiest Man Alive In The Middle Ages

THE Wound Man is a compendium of all the injuries that a body in the ...
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Vintage Sexism: The A.C. Gilbert ‘Lab Technician Set For Girls’ (1958)

Vintage Sexism: The A.C. Gilbert ‘Lab Technician Set For Girls’ (1958)

IN 1958 New Haven-based toymaker A.C. Gilbert Company turned youngsters onto science with a new ...
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1932: Women Pluck Chickens By ‘Kingdon’ Machine Ready For Canning At Ightham Kent

1932: Women Pluck Chickens By ‘Kingdon’ Machine Ready For Canning At Ightham Kent

FLASHBACK to December 23 1932: Women pluck chickens by 'Kingdon' machine ready for canning at ...
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Camoflauged Ships Of World Wars One And Two: The Norman Wilkinson Dazzle

Camoflauged Ships Of World Wars One And Two: The Norman Wilkinson Dazzle

IN wartime, stealth is a valuable asset. To surprise the enemy, the navy disguises its ...
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Miracle Appliances And The Desperate 1970s Women That Loved Them

Miracle Appliances And The Desperate 1970s Women That Loved Them

WHEN mankind emerged from the primordial ooze that was that was the 1940s, homes began ...
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This 17th century Chinese Abacus Ring Is The World’s Oldest Smart Ring

This 17th century Chinese Abacus Ring Is The World’s Oldest Smart Ring

  Forget Google Glass, Android Wear, Smartwatches or contact lenses that give you night vision. Instead let’s talk about the ...
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1983: Simon Birrell of Norwich Shows His BBC Micro Computer Game Bug Bomb To Virgin Interactive’s Richard Branson

1983: Simon Birrell of Norwich Shows His BBC Micro Computer Game Bug Bomb To Virgin Interactive’s Richard Branson

FLASHBACK to July 1 1983: Sixteen-year-old Simon Birrell (r), of Norwich, with millionaire Richard Branson, ...
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Norwich City Council Takes Delivery Of A Massive Computer In 1957

Norwich City Council Takes Delivery Of A Massive Computer In 1957

FLASHBACK to 1957:  Norwich City Council take delivery of their new computer
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The 1983 Atari 2600 Bible Game Moses ‘Red Sea Crossing’ Let Christian Kids Play God

The 1983 Atari 2600 Bible Game Moses ‘Red Sea Crossing’ Let Christian Kids Play God

FLASHBACK to 1983: The Atari 2600 machine feature the Moses ‘Red Sea Crossing’ Bible story video ...
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Retro Gadgets: The 1951 Morale Raiser For Henpecked Men

Retro Gadgets: The 1951 Morale Raiser For Henpecked Men

FLASHBACK to 1951: The electronic Morale Raiser was invented in 1951 to boost men's confidence. ...
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