Computing Pioneer Dies
"McCarthy was one of the people pushing it, getting more people to use fewer computers, was how we put it," recalls Minsky, who cofounded Project MAC with McCarthy. "When we started at MIT, if you had an idea for a program, you would punch a bunch of …
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Sharp Says Thai Floods to Hurt Sales as Toyota, Ford Cut Output
Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said earlier this month the flooding set back supplies of components used in Mac computers. Sony Corp., Japan's biggest exporter of consumer electronics, delayed the release of some cameras and headphones …
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Mac Trojan Disables Built-in OS X Anti-Malware [Your Mac Computer Might Be In …
Security firm F-Secure recently discovered a malware that attacks Mac computers, and makes them vulnerable to even more future attacks. The malware is a Trojan downloader called OSX/Flashback.C. It attacks your Mac computer's built-in anti-malware …
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