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untakenusername<p>Guys I've been thinking about this recently<br>So the telegraph has existed for a while, and became widespread in 1800s. Charles Babbage worked on the first mechanical <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/computers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computers</span></a> in the 1820s</p><p>What would be the earliest point in time in which a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain</span></a> could've been made?</p><p>As I understand it all the system needs is a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/network" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>network</span></a> of computers each running a program that checks for transactions</p><p>I'm wondering if a different hash function was used it could be a lot simpler to implement into hardware, but if mechanical computing wasn't powerful enough for that the earliest might've been after WWII with the code breaking machines that the Allies invented</p><p>Any boosts would be greatly appreciated!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/historicalcomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalcomputing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computer</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/hash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hash</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cryptography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptography</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a></p>
Arkadiusz Sikorski<p><em>1985</em> Central Mining Computing Center in Katowice<br>Magnetic memory stations of the <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ICL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICL</span></a> company. In the background a computer with a monitor.<br>Archive: National Digital Archive</p><p>1.) (Centralny Ośrodek Informatyki Górnictwa)[<a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralny_O%C5%9Brodek_Informatyki_G%C3%B3rnictwa" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centraln</span><span class="invisible">y_O%C5%9Brodek_Informatyki_G%C3%B3rnictwa</span></a>]<br>2.) (Katowice / Poland)[<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katowice</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>]</p><p><a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ICL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICL</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/COIG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COIG</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MagneticMemory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MagneticMemory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DataStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataStorage</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroTech</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerHistory</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Mainframe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainframe</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/OldComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldComputers</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechArchives</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DataCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataCenter</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VintageTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/ComputerRoom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ComputerRoom</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/HistoricalComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalComputing</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/TechNostalgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechNostalgia</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/poland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poland</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a></p>
Peter Mount<p>Some interesting new photos of Colossus have just been released.</p><p>GCHQ has released never before seen images of Colossus, the UK's secret code breaking computer credited with helping the Allies win World War Two.</p><p>The intelligence agency is publishing them to mark the 80th anniversary of the device's invention.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67997406" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/technology-6799</span><span class="invisible">7406</span></a></p><p><a href="https://area51.social/tags/retroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroComputing</span></a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/historicalComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>historicalComputing</span></a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/worldWar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldWar2</span></a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/worldWarII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>worldWarII</span></a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/colossus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colossus</span></a> <a href="https://area51.social/tags/bletchleyPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bletchleyPark</span></a></p>
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