stackyFACTSJerry Lawson revolutionized the entire industry by figuring out how to swap software without buying a whole new machine. Despite creating the foundational technology for modern digital media, he was largely ignored by mainstream history for decades.
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This frantic matching game was supposedly formalized by Victorian aristocrats who apparently got bored of sitting quietly in parlors. It just goes to show…
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