owlsong74

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Howdy! Enjoy your visit 😀

you'll find a mix of various interests on here: theme parks 🎢, history📜, languages 🗣, computers💻, general nerdy stuff etc, etc.
see the intro post linked on my pinned for more info

like seemingly most of you, im an old tumblrite who is trans, neurodivergent, left-of-democrat politically, a linux user, and furry-adjacent :yeah:


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rykarn
@rykarn

This includes the fact that one of its employees, Börje Langefors, coined the Swedish word for “computer”, “dator” (a combination of “data” and “motor”) which is used to this day.

Huh! Did not know this. Super interesting writeup!


TheSwedishGames
@TheSwedishGames

There was apparently some debate during the 60s in Swedish computer circles if they should use the Danish word "datamat" for computers. In my purely personal opinion, I think it's for the best that they went with "dator" instead. Although I am fond of some of the earlier terms, such as "matematikmaskin" ("mathematics machine").

I also like some of the clever acronyms of early Swedish computers, such as BARK, BESK, SMIL, SARA (with a tape memory, "bandminne" in Swedish, named "Saraband") and TRASK, not to mention the Danish DASK and the Norwegian NUSSE.



rykarn
@rykarn

We would like to let as many trees as possible live - even after Christmas!

To reduce paper consumption we have also this year chosen not to send out any Christmas cards. Instead, we want to with these lines of text wish all our customers, suppliers and other stakeholders a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Locum operates buildings and properties used by hospitals in the Stockholm region. They do not specialize in graphic design.



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