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Every now and then, someone comes along who unfurls the entire history of computers from a fresh or not-so-fresh perspective, starting from the very beginning.

Boring? Perhaps.

Even though I used my history classes in the 80s more for dozing and sleeping 😴, I personally can't escape the history of these lovely machines. How far we've come in just the last 40 years is more than astounding — considering that the fundamental ideas were first formulated in the middle of the 19th century, current developments seem like magic. 🪄

Regardless, if you share an interest in the past and enjoy reading well-composed essays on the subject, then you should definitely not miss the write-up by Adam Zerner aka @adamzerner.

A brief history of computers looks back to George Bool and Charles Babbage, moves through Turing, transistors, and Von Neumann architecture, and arrives at modern chips and of course the internet.

A great read for when you have a moment — if that moment is more than just three minutes.