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  • SLIDESHOW: CIO Blast from the Past - 60 years of cryptography

    2009 marks 60 years since the advent of modern cryptography. In October 1949 Claude Shannon published a paper on the mathematical basis of cryptography and since then electronic communications has strived towards more security. Take a tour of the past six decades with CIO.

    By Rodney Gedda | 18 September, 2009 15:07

    Tags: cryptography, history

  • 15 events that changed technology history

    There are certain key points that have shaped the way technology is today. We've rounded up the 15 most important milestones and explained why they changed the course of the industry.

    By Neil McAllister | 24 December, 2008 09:00

    Tags: history

  • Slideshow -- Tech of Yesteryear: Where Old Computers Find Their Final Resting Place

    Max Burnet has turned his home in the leafy suburbs of Sydney into arguably Australia’s largest private computer museum. Since retiring as director of Digital Equipment Corporation a decade ago, Burnet has converted his interest in the computing industry into an invaluable snapshot of computer history. Every available space from his basement to the top floor of his two-storey home is covered with relics from the past. His collection is vast, from a 1920s Julius Totalisator, the first UNIX PDP-7, a classic DEC PDP-8, the original IBM PC, Apple’s Lisa, MITS Altair 8800, numerous punch cards and over 6000 computer reference books. And more. He happily opened his doors for CIO to take a look.

    By Howard Dahdah | 24 November, 2008 12:44

    Tags: history

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