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The History of Computing in 4 Minutes and 8-Bits watch!

vimeo.com — Here’s a really neat video all about the history of computing. Usually, one would be hard pressed to compact all that information into a simple little lecture but amazingly the “Superbrothers” have managed to squish it into a four minute video. “Schoolhouse Rock!“…eat your heart out.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 29, 2008

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  • sadsadrobot, on 09/29/2008, -6/+86Um, it just flashed words at me... Not really a history lesson.
  • jonwise80, on 09/29/2008, -2/+43that sucked
  • DemiRonin, on 09/29/2008, -7/+35Whao...way too "gotta be on drugs" ish for me
  • scabbers, on 09/29/2008, -0/+27Almost ruined by the retarded digg description (thanks, mrbabyman). Works fine as an art animation... kind of reminds me of a fun 4k intro or something. Not a history lesson of any kind.
  • Railoc, on 09/29/2008, -1/+25Digg title is really misleading. It was neat and all, but it was hardly a history of computing.
  • quidpro, on 09/29/2008, -0/+23More cute than informative. Not what I was expecting based on description. I think Schoolhouse DID actually have lessons to convey after all... :(
  • sephiroth965, on 09/29/2008, -0/+18meh.
  • mrbradg, on 09/29/2008, -3/+16Cool way to look at computing but I want my 4 mins back.
  • jakeny, on 09/29/2008, -1/+14Eh
  • dtfinch, on 09/29/2008, -1/+9The end boss looks hard.
  • cwmather, on 09/29/2008, -2/+8I'm pretty sure I saw this on Dr. Katz like 10 years ago.
  • D5010, on 09/29/2008, -1/+6Took the words right out of my mouth.
  • dexedrine, on 09/29/2008, -5/+10Buried for MrBabyMan...
  • farfromsubtl, on 09/29/2008, -0/+4Holy anticlimax Batman!
  • yacks, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3and he's trying to get the Obama diggs as well.. ;)
  • SubjectiveC, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3It has nothing to do with computing, but I liked it for being quirky and well done.

    Unrelated note: Did MrBabyMan change his screen avatar in hopes that people would not notice it was him and bury/***** beforehand?
  • BoneStamp, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3I want a machine that has lots of LEDs that blink in sequence, it need not do anything productive -- in fact, that is preferable.
  • shiftyroach, on 09/29/2008, -1/+4the big one
  • SuperTonic, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3The tune is far superior to the vid.
  • iamgreg007, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3Dugg just for the soundtrack and the dude rolling up his 8-bit sleeves
  • jeksterr, on 09/29/2008, -0/+3what the hell did i just watch
  • st3vo, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2http://jimguthrie.org/mp3/5_popcorn%20pt.2.mp3
    I agree, actually written on a ps1 using a midi app.
  • raydeen, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2Sort've Kraftwerk-esque. Or would that be Kraftwerk-eske?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUo-FpG5a58
  • psud0, on 09/29/2008, -3/+5Nice pixel art
  • cyrusuncc, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2The Cloud = Skynet
  • TheKorn2, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2Lame on SOOOO many levels. Not even deinterlaced properly, which is amazing considering it's trying to look 8-bit. I was wondering how this crap got voted up, then saw, of course, Mr.BabyMan's fan army voted it up.
  • potatomato, on 10/01/2008, -0/+2That might be the greatest thing I've ever seen.
    Awesome.

    Totally high, though...
  • balliamo, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2what the hell have I just watched ?
  • drethedog, on 09/29/2008, -0/+2Mediocre...
  • scarwars, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1go here for true scene:
    http://demoscene.tv/
  • ChuckieBallz, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1That just reminded me of the old Lucas Arts games like Monkey Island... weird
  • JshMRsn, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1Oh I see.
    Wait what?
  • KableKiB, on 09/29/2008, -1/+2And buttered them!
  • kgdoom, on 10/27/2008, -0/+1Cool animation, but lamest interpretation of "the cloud" yet. It's not a big machine you tards.
  • cmedley, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1Dugg for Jim Guthrie.
    One of Canada's greatest talents.
  • chrisrowe, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1Superbrothers did some of the tracks of the Dreamcasts JetSetRadio too. Check them out if you can.
  • Nat3r, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1 computer
    - history
    ------------------
    what i just witnessed
  • BoneStamp, on 09/29/2008, -3/+4if(requires thinking to interpret)
    {
    //return "art";
    return "requires drugs";
    } else {
    return "me like";
    }
  • r2builder, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1I think the interlacing was intentional.
  • RoboDonut, on 09/29/2008, -1/+2You know, those strings will go out of scope when the function returns...
  • xtraa, on 10/23/2008, -0/+1Except the guys in the vid reminds me of two Adolf Hitlers.
  • brettalton, on 10/12/2008, -0/+1So if I laughed, then does that mean.... awwww man!
  • pmuessig, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1i see what you did there
  • brettalton, on 10/12/2008, -0/+1I this was going to be a doc, not a music video...

    Pretty creative in its weird manner though...
  • Firax, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1Now turn this into a game!
  • enterneo, on 09/30/2008, -0/+1MyBabyMan is having a tough time lately...
  • bdbElysian, on 10/02/2008, -0/+1Awesome
  • Madhattan, on 09/29/2008, -0/+1Really cool. Those comps look like old school Dell Dimensions to me.
  • ikno, on 09/30/2008, -0/+0I dont get it
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