World’s oldest, working computer to reboot after 48 years

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World’s oldest, working computer to reboot after 48 years

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and I thought my PC was old ...! World’s oldest, working computer to reboot after 48 years
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Re: World’s oldest, working computer to reboot after 48 years

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Too bad it hasen't been running for that long, that would really be something.
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Re: World’s oldest, working computer to reboot after 48 years

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I know - that is what I always think when I read this headline. I think of "reboot" meaning to stop it from currently running and start it up again. I think the headline should be "World's oldest, working computer to be booted after not running for xx years".

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