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August 30, 202015 min read

On the Origin of Time-Sharing Computers, Round-Robin Algorithms, and Cloud Computing

An exploration of time-sharing's origins—from Cold War military investments and Project MAC to the round-robin algorithm—and how these foundational ideas helped shape cloud computing as we know it.

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