Building a Database
You heard me. I am building a database of useless computer facts. I am looking to have about 100-500 entries. Please post your Useless Computer Facts Here and I will pick the ones I like a lot.
Thank you all.
BTW: The First Mac ever produced had a Serial Number of 2001!
This is another…Useless Fact! :evil:
The RAM required to run WordPerfect for Win95 is 8 times the amount needed aboard the space shuttle.
A silicon chip a quarter-inch square has the capacity of the original 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a city block
In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said computers in the future may weigh no more than 5 tons.
The first hard drive available for the Apple had a capacity of 5 megabytes.
A Macintosh LC575 has 182 speaker holes.
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The first occurrence of the "Smiley" was found to be on September 19, 1982 when Scott E. Fahlman proposed its use.
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The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.
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The average mousepad is eight and three quarters by seven and a half inches.
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The real name of "the" Bill Gates is William Henry Gates III. Nowadays he is known as Bill Gates (III). By converting the letters of his current name to the ASCII-values and adding his (III), you get the following:
B 66 I 73 L 76 L 76 G 71 A 65 T 84 E 69 S 83 I 1 I 1 I 1
666 !!! -
Some might ask, "How did Bill Gates get so powerful?" Coincidence? Or just the beginning of mankind's ultimate and total enslavement???
Before you decide, consider the following:
M S - D O S 6 . 3 1
77+83+45+68+79+83+32+54+46+50+49 = 666
W I N D O W S 9 5
87+73+78+68+79+87+83+57+53+1 = 666
Coincidence? You decide..
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When measuring fonts 'point size' refers to the height of capital letters (one point being one 72nd of an inch). 'Pitch' is a horizontal measurement of the number of letters which can be printed in an inch.
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A byte, in computer terms, means 8 bits. A nibble is half that: 4 bits. (Two nibbles make a byte!)
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Ethernet is a registered trademark of Xerox, Unix is a registered trademark of AT&T.
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The first hard drive available for the Apple had a capacity of 5 megabytes.:o
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In many cases, the amount of storage space on a recordable CD is measured in minutes. 74 minutes is about 650 megabytes, 63 minutes is 550 megabytes.
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Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator.
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A Macintosh LC575 has 182 speaker holes.
All of these quotes are true, Searched and provided by me, Aldar I hope you give me credit at least or something on your website for helping you with 12 useless computer facts, your welcome! :happy:
The RAM required to run WordPerfect for Win95 is 8 times the amount needed aboard the space shuttle.
A silicon chip a quarter-inch square has the capacity of the original 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a city block
In 1949, forecasting the relentless march of science, Popular Mechanics said computers in the future may weigh no more than 5 tons.
The first hard drive available for the Apple had a capacity of 5 megabytes.
A Macintosh LC575 has 182 speaker holes.
thats like 2 or 3 of 12 of mines, so how in the world could you have gotten half?
Computers will always fall at the same speed, regardless howmuch anger you released on the interiors.
Dr. David Bradley, one of twelve engineers working on the original IBM PC, originally invented CTRL-ALT-DELETE.
An employee of the Alabama Department of Transportation installed spyware on his boss's computer and proved that the boss spent 10% of his time working (20% of time checking stocks and 70% of the time playing solitaire). The employee was fired, the boss kept his job.
71% of office workers stopped on the street for a survey agreed to give up their computer passwords in exchange for a chocolate bar.
Entering the following code into your URL bar can cause hours of entertainment:
javascript:function Shw(n) {if (self.moveBy) {for (i = 35; i > 0; i--) {for (j = n; j > 0; j--) {self.moveBy(1,i);self.moveBy(i,0);self.moveBy(0,-i);self.moveBy(-i,0); } } }} Shw(6)```
The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles a second.
The first domain name ever registered was Symbolics.com.
Every 5 seconds a computer gets infected with a virus.
Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
The founder or popular site HellBound Hackers Mr_Cheese decided upon his alias at a picnic in the woods. Visitors brought nibbles and drinks, where has Mr_Cheese brought 12 tonnes of Brie, Chedder and Goats cheese.
'Hacking' organisation 'Locus7' are named after the bug because every person on the opposite sex would say they would rather kiss a locust - looks weren't an issue but the IQ was.
Since 1924, people have used the term 'Champloo' to describe a constant annoyance, kind of like a car alarm.
r00lbenda - The official term for fuckwitts who decide to ask for help regarding challenges in shoutboxes.
Scientists believe they have found someone who can crack MD5 Hashes in his head, refer to him as 'Jake'.