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Throwback: Computers, then and now

Vintage photo of Moraine Park student working on card punching machine

It was John F. Kennedy that once said “Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all,” and we’d argue those words remain as true today as when they were uttered more than a half-century ago.

But what has changed significantly, though, are computers themselves, so we thought it would be fun to look back at the changing technology our College’s staff and students have used over the years.

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March 2, 2017by Andrew Pantzlaff
Throwbacks, Trades

Wall. Paper. Mind blown.

Vintage photo of group of males installing wallpaper

Before “wallpaper” mostly meant digital backgrounds for your phones and computer screens, there was a time when wallpaper was (imagine this!) actual paper …. put on actual walls.

Whoa! We’ll let that sink in for awhile. Continue reading

September 1, 2016by Andrew Pantzlaff

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