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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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That device, now known by a variety of names—including memory stick, USB stick, flash drive, as well as thumb drive—changed the way computer files are stored and transferred. Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. It was called the ThumbDrive.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Back then, Warnock already had a rough idea how to “Print Anything.” Such an architecture stores data as it is received, stacking it like a pile of books. Warnock, however, took the stack and dictionary ideas—along with what he had learned from the harbor project—to PARC. It appeared in the May 1988 issue of IEEE Spectrum.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

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But some advanced new bicycles can store energy when they brake, meaning they can go many times further, and some advanced new batteries can charge up in a fraction of the time. People actually love the idea of a bicycle that does not need pedalling. Exchange ideas in the boardroom. Become a Trustee of CfBT Education Trust.