My Road down the Historical Elements in Computing/Engineering

I am passionate about finding and interacting with important milestones in computing. This is my collection of finding fascinating pieces of tech over the years.

Finding Claude Shannon’s old textbook


Professor Baird Soules went to the garage sale of (I believe) Claude Shannon’s grandchild and got these old textbooks for cheap. I didn’t know this, but he was a MIT professor and lived in MA till he died.


I still can’t believe that I got to touch and peruse the textbook that the Father of Information Theory studied from, and that I got to see his penned corner notes - WOW! Too bad I couldn’t strike a deal with Professor Soules to sell it to me.

A lot more signals in that textbook. It does make sense since everything was analog then.

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Finding a functional Apple II signed by Steve Wozniak!


Found this technological marvel fully functional at M5. Notice the signature by the dash.

Of course, I programmed it to say ‘Hello World!’.

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The M5 Museum


Dad saw an iMac at the Ambassador Hotel at Churchgate, Mumbai, in 1998. Now so have I!

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