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RE: https://mastodon.social/@stonetoolsblog/115828083257631023 Today's AI boom is not the first, though it is definitely the biggest. Today we speak of systems being capable or incapable of AI. Back in the day, even the lowly #c64 was put to work in the #AI mines. I was curious to see how that worked, and to understand the original boom a little better. That led me into looking at Japan's "Fifth Generation Computing" initiative. I had no idea how spooked the West was by that announcement! Campbell's Soup, Sputnik, feline taxonomy, the movie PI, and a Connection Machine all make appearances in the newest post. I swear it makes sense when you read it! #stonetools #retrocomputing #computerhistory