Comments on: Brainiac http://www.word-detective.com/2007/07/brainiac/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MarkB http://www.word-detective.com/2007/07/brainiac/comment-page-1/#comment-49406 MarkB Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:41:10 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=110#comment-49406 By about 1963 when I was reading DC comics, the character was called Brainiac 5. Apparently, some time after I grew out of the DC world, the story lines went haywire, with different versions of characters in different 'universes.' I only know because I ran into the phenomenon on Wikipedia, where the trivial in pop culture is exalted. Oh, for the days when there was one and only one Superman. By about 1963 when I was reading DC comics, the character was called Brainiac 5. Apparently, some time after I grew out of the DC world, the story lines went haywire, with different versions of characters in different ‘universes.’ I only know because I ran into the phenomenon on Wikipedia, where the trivial in pop culture is exalted. Oh, for the days when there was one and only one Superman.

]]> By: Topi Linkala http://www.word-detective.com/2007/07/brainiac/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 Topi Linkala Mon, 04 May 2009 22:15:45 +0000 http://word-detective.com/wordpress/?p=110#comment-1901 Have to correct that the first truly practical large-scale computer was Colossus. First build in 1943. They were dismantled and their existence declared as a war secret, so their existence became as a public knowledge in 1993 or there about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(computer) Have to correct that the first truly practical large-scale computer was Colossus. First build in 1943. They were dismantled and their existence declared as a war secret, so their existence became as a public knowledge in 1993 or there about.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(computer)

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