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ITs History!<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PDP?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PDP</a>-1 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/minicomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#minicomputers</a> by <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DEC?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DEC</a> been powerful enough to process and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/display?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#display</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphics?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphics</a>. So the first <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computergame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computergame</a> ran on <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Digital?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Digital</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Equipment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Equipment</a> in the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/1960s?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#1960s</a> — long before <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/microcomputers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microcomputers</a> came up.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputing?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gaming?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gaming</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/hardware?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#hardware</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/legendary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legendary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vintage?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vintage</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/punchcard?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#punchcard</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lightpen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lightpen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FOSS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SVG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SVG</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>
Vector Hugo<p>The history of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vectorfonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vectorfonts</span></a>, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typography</span></a>, and <a href="https://burma.social/tags/DTP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DTP</span></a> starts with a <a href="https://burma.social/tags/typefoundry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>typefoundry</span></a> known as <a href="https://burma.social/tags/URW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>URW</span></a> and an almost unknown pioneer. Peter Karow came up with the concept of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/scaleable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scaleable</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/vector" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vector</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/fonts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fonts</span></a> when only a few nerds knew what <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Bernstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bernstein</span></a> has to do with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CAD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CAD</span></a>. <br><a href="https://youtu.be/uOsYMctPRNg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/uOsYMctPRNg</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>That's why we illustrated the <a href="https://burma.social/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a> of Dr. Peter Karow in visual context of <a href="https://burma.social/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEC</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/MiniComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiniComputers</span></a>. His <a href="https://burma.social/tags/fontdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fontdesign</span></a> software was running only on <a href="https://burma.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/VAX11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VAX11</span></a>/780 systems at first. The name <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Ikarus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ikarus</span></a> was given based on stability issues long before it was ported to <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mac</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Computers</span></a> with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/68K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>68K</span></a> <a href="https://burma.social/tags/CPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPU</span></a>. When <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> came up with <a href="https://burma.social/tags/PostScript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PostScript</span></a> fonts, <a href="https://burma.social/tags/TrueType" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrueType</span></a>, and their ATM <a href="https://burma.social/tags/TypeManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TypeManager</span></a>, it wasn't good news for URW. But <a href="https://burma.social/tags/AltSys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AltSys</span></a> offering <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Fontographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fontographer</span></a> way cheaper on <a href="https://burma.social/tags/Macintosh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Macintosh</span></a> was fatal, even without tablet. On top of that <a href="https://burma.social/tags/PierreBezi%C3%A9r" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PierreBeziér</span></a> promoted the cheap competitor.</p>
Cory Doctorow<p>This dynamic - network effects growth and low switching costs contraction - is why we think of tech as so *dynamic*. It's companies like <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/DEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEC</span></a> were able to turn out <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/minicomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minicomputers</span></a> that shattered the dominance of <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/mainframes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mainframes</span></a>. But it's also why DEC was brought so low that a PC company, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Compaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Compaq</span></a> - was able to buy it for pennies on the dollar. </p><p>14/</p>
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