Way back when
Question: When Alliant Computer was first formed, it had a different name. What was it?
- A++
- Charles River Data Systems
- Data Flow
- Viatron
July 5th, 2008
Ribbit!
Question: For many years, one of the most visible attractions at the Joint Computer Conferences was a giant inflated frog that sat on top of a computer company's booth. What was the company?
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July 4th, 2008
Back in the early days
Question: Michael and Charity Cheiky started an early personal computing company in the 1970's. That company was…
- MITS
- Sol
- Ohio Scientific
- KayPro
July 3rd, 2008
EPIC proportions
Question: What does EPIC stand for?
- Electronic Privacy Information Center
- Electrons, Protons In Collision
- Electrons Procrastinate in Cyberspace
- Equal Pay in Computing
July 2nd, 2008
Sacrifice
Question: In 1990, famed computer educator Donald Knuth gave something up and is now, as he asserts, "a happy man." What was it?
- programming
- using email
- playing the organ
- fast food
July 1st, 2008
How much?
Question: What was the first IBM computer system that had a monthly rental price less than the machine's model number?
- The 360
- The 1401
- The 1620
- The 7094
June 30th, 2008
Bright lights, big city
Question: All the fonts on the early Macintosh computers were named after cities. Which of these cities was not a Mac font name?
- Boston
- London
- Los Angeles
- San Francisco
June 29th, 2008
Exercise
Question: Stanford University exercise expert Dr. William Haskell calculated that if you spend just two minutes an hour of each workday sending e-mail to officemates rather than walking down the hall to talk with them, you will accumulate the caloric equivalent of 11 pounds of body fat in a …
- week
- month
- year
- decade
June 28th, 2008
URI
Question: Any Web surfer worth his chips knows what URL stands for. But do you know what URI stands for?
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June 27th, 2008
PDP-1
Question: Who bought the very first Digital Equipment PDP-1 computer?
- The Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Bolt, Beranek and Newman
- The National Air and Space Administration
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
June 26th, 2008