Computer Facts

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    Hewlett Packard was started at a garage in Palo Alto in 1939.
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    On eBay, there are an average of $680 worth of transactions each second.
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    In 1956, the IBM 350 hard disk drive had 3.75 MB of storage, weighed over 2000 lbs, had to be moved around with forklifts, and was delivered via large cargo airplanes.
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    GTA Origin
    GTA Origin
    Grand Theft Auto was originally a racing game called Race’n’Chase. However, a glitch made the police cars go crazy, ramming the player. This glitch was so popular with testers that they rebuilt the game around it, creating GTA.
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    The first banner advertising was used in 1994.
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    For every 'normal' webpage, there are five porn pages.
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    Computer programming is currently one of the fastest growing occupations.
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    20 years ago, there were only 130 websites, Google wasn't around, and you had to pay for an email account through an ISP.
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