The evolution of computer hardware has been amazing. Just as amazing is how little many of the computer users of today know much about that evolution. Size of Computers – Main Frame Computers For the first twenty years, all computers were the mainframe type. The computer had to be in an air conditioned room that… Continue reading The Evolution of Computer Hardware
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Dealing With the Raw Science Data- to Preserve or Not?
The data handling and storage techniques of the Climatic Research Unit in UK revealed many flaws in preserving data. The drawbacks of science data storage revealed from the study were shocking to the scientific groups. The computer codes were not maintained properly and the data was spread over innumerable files in difficult formats. Old punch… Continue reading Dealing With the Raw Science Data- to Preserve or Not?