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PHP Architect · Vol 19, Issue 5 · May 2020

History and Computing: Transcontinental Railroad

by Edward Barnard

We're looking at the background behind the U.S. Department of Justice plan to consider antitrust action against the giants of high tech. We'll see how ocean transportation gave way to transcontinental transportation. That's the background we'll need for seeing how transcontinental transportation became the antitrust action that's setting a precedent for big tech.

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Edward Barnard

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Edward Barnard

Ed Barnard had a front-row seat when the Morris Worm took down the Internet, November 1988. He was teaching CRAY-1 supercomputer operating system internals to analysts as they were being directly hit by the Worm. It was a busy week! Ed continues to indulge his interests in computer security and teaching software concepts to others.

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