{"id":2816,"date":"2020-08-14T11:11:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=2816"},"modified":"2020-08-14T11:13:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:13:24","slug":"more-how-to-geek-history-articles-from-benj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/2816\/more-how-to-geek-history-articles-from-benj","title":{"rendered":"More How-To Geek History Articles from Benj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancient_files_vcg3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"centered shadow wp-image-2826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancient_files_vcg3-450x208.jpg\" alt=\"Three &quot;Ancient Files&quot; disks\" width=\"450\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancient_files_vcg3.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancient_files_vcg3-200x92.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ancient_files_vcg3-400x185.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/2793\/benj-writes-history-at-how-to-geek\">mentioned back in April<\/a>, I joined up with How-To Geek in February, and I&#8217;ve been regularly writing tech history-related features in addition to my usual how-to pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Since that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/2793\/benj-writes-history-at-how-to-geek\">first post<\/a>, I&#8217;ve written many more pieces that may be of interest to <em>VC&amp;G<\/em> readers. Here&#8217;s a list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/661430\/why-i-still-use-a-34-year-old-ibm-model-m-keyboard\/\">Why I Still Use a 34-Year-Old IBM Model M Keyboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/669331\/how-to-read-a-floppy-disk-on-a-modern-pc-or-mac\/\">How to Read a Floppy Disk on a Modern PC or Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/670455\/why-did-dial-up-modems-screech-and-make-funny-noises\/\">Why Did Dial-Up Modems Make So Much Noise?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/672938\/40-years-later-pac-man-is-still-capturing-our-hearts\/\">40 Years Later, \u2018Pac-Man\u2019 Is Still Capturing Our Hearts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/674574\/windows-3.0-is-30-years-old-heres-what-made-it-special\/\">Windows 3.0 Is 30 Years Old: Here\u2019s What Made It Special<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/672710\/why-notepad-is-still-awesome-for-taking-notes\/\">Why Notepad Is Still Awesome for Taking Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/672716\/how-the-gravis-pc-gamepad-transformed-pc-gaming-in-the-90s\/\">How the Gravis PC GamePad Transformed PC Gaming in the \u201990s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/676095\/remembering-windows-2000-microsofts-forgotten-masterpiece\/\">Remembering Windows 2000, Microsoft\u2019s Forgotten Masterpiece<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/677270\/deja-vu-a-brief-history-of-every-mac-cpu-architecture\/\">Deja Vu: A Brief History of Every Mac CPU Architecture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/678617\/why-did-the-turbo-button-slow-down-your-pc-in-the-90s\/\">Why Did the Turbo Button Slow Down Your PC in the \u201990s?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/661871\/the-web-before-the-web-a-look-back-at-gopher\/\">The Web Before the Web: A Look Back at Gopher<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/682090\/virtually-forgotten-nintendos-virtual-boy-25-years-later\/\">Virtually Forgotten: Nintendo\u2019s Virtual Boy, 25 Years Later<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/682807\/the-cds-you-burned-are-going-bad-heres-what-you-need-to-do\/\">The CDs You Burned Are Going Bad: Here\u2019s What You Need to Do<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of my favorites include the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/678617\/why-did-the-turbo-button-slow-down-your-pc-in-the-90s\/\">Turbo Button piece<\/a>, in which I discovered the first PC to ever use a turbo button, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/670455\/why-did-dial-up-modems-screech-and-make-funny-noises\/\">Noisy Modem piece<\/a>, in which I identified the man who invented the onboard modem speaker, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/661871\/the-web-before-the-web-a-look-back-at-gopher\/\">my look at Gopher<\/a>, wherein I talked to the lead creator of the Gopher protocol. My <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/676095\/remembering-windows-2000-microsofts-forgotten-masterpiece\/\">ode to Windows 2000<\/a> is fun too. But heck, they&#8217;re all fun reads.<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoy reading them! Keep an eye on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/author\/benjedwards\/\">my How-To Geek author page<\/a> for more in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I mentioned back in April, I joined up with How-To Geek in February, and I&#8217;ve been regularly writing tech history-related features in addition to my usual how-to pieces. Since that first post, I&#8217;ve written many more pieces that may be of interest to VC&amp;G readers. 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