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dkcMy new Altair 8800 kit came in. I'm really looking forward to the weekend so I can start putting this together! <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#retrocomputing</a>

Paul Förster :verified_blue:BASIC INSTINCT – no, not the movie. 🤣<a href="https://swiss.social/tags/BillGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BillGates</a> releases the original source code for <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/AltairBasic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AltairBasic</a>.<a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gatesnotes.com/home/home-page-topic/reader/microsoft-original-source-code</a><a href="https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542cf683b/34d561c8-cf5c-4e69-af47-3782ea11482e/Original-Microsoft-Source-Code.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542cf683b/34d561c8-cf5c-4e69-af47-3782ea11482e/Original-Microsoft-Source-Code.pdf</a><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a>

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BillGates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BillGates</a> unearths <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>'s ancient code like a proud nerd dad Founder shares 4K <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BASIC</a> source ahead of 50th anniversary The code was the foundation on which Microsoft was built. Before Windows and before Office, there was a carefully crafted BASIC interpreter designed to fit within the limited resources available on the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a>. <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/bill_gates_altair_basic/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/03/bill_gates_altair_basic/</a>The Code: <a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/microsoft-original-source-code" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gatesnotes.com/microsoft-original-source-code</a>

Kemel ZaidanBill Gates divulga código-fonte que deu origem à <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> • Tecnoblog<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sourcecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sourcecode</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Intel8080" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Intel8080</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Assembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Assembly</a><a href="https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/bill-gates-divulga-codigo-fonte-que-deu-origem-a-microsoft/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://tecnoblog.net/noticias/bill-gates-divulga-codigo-fonte-que-deu-origem-a-microsoft/</a>

µP50 years of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BASIC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BASIC</a>: <a href="https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code?WT.mc_id=20250331100000_Microsoft-50th_MED-MED" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gatesnotes.com/meet-bill/source-code/reader/microsoft-original-source-code?WT.mc_id=20250331100000_Microsoft-50th_MED-MED</a>

ITs History!Carole Ely & Lore Harp founded <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/VectorGraphic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VectorGraphic</a> Inc in California, 1976. Based on <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ALTAIR8800?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ALTAIR8800</a> hardware, their Z1 computers supported <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CPM?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CPM</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/OS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OS</a> and a few derivatives. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vector?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vector</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/graphic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#graphic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/computer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#computer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/illustration?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#illustration</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/IT?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/history?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#history</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/retrocomputer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SVG?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SVG</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gfkDSGN?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gfkDSGN</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/FOSS?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/art?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Inkscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inkscape</a>

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Sinclair-Speccy<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retro</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTechnology</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputers</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Magazine</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageAds</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Altair680" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair680</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MITS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MITS</a>

data050 years ago today, the January 1975 issue of <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/PopularElectronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PopularElectronics</a> became available on the newsstands. It is the famous issue with the <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> on the cover, which made the 8800 kit available by mail order. For many, it is considered the beginning of the home and personal computer revolution. The full issue is available for download here:<a href="https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1975/Poptronics-1975-01.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Poptronics/70s/1975/Poptronics-1975-01.pdf</a><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/homecomputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homecomputer</a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#microsoft</a>

Flippin' 'eck, Tucker!<a href="https://mstdn.social/@neonbubble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@neonbubble</a> All proper computers should have clunky switches and blinkenlights. It's the sole reason why I'm slowly but surely following this guide to build an Altair replica using an arduino for computing power but proper switches & LEDs for output.<a href="https://www.hackster.io/david-hansel/arduino-altair-8800-simulator-3594a6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.hackster.io/david-hansel/arduino-altair-8800-simulator-3594a6</a><a href="https://social.chatty.monster/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://social.chatty.monster/tags/Altairduino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altairduino</a> <a href="https://social.chatty.monster/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a>

Sinclair-SpeccyByte magazine issue from February 1976<a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Computer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Computer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTech</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retro</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroTechnology</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputers</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageComputer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageComputer</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Magazine</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/VintageAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VintageAds</a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a>

Paul Förster :verified_blue:Das waren noch Zeiten! 🤣<a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Altair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Vor-50-Jahren-Die-Hobbyisten-machen-sich-auf-den-Weg-zur-PC-Revolution-10180549.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Vor-50-Jahren-Die-Hobbyisten-machen-sich-auf-den-Weg-zur-PC-Revolution-10180549.html</a>

Jan StermannWas ich heute so einfach auf meinem MiSTer FPGA emulieren kann, war heute vor 50 Jahren einer der größten Meilensteine auf dem Weg zum Personal Computer: Am 29.11.1974 ging eine Ausgabe der Zeitschrift Popular Electronics in den Druck, Auf dem Titelblatt die Ankündigung des <a href="https://westvisions.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> als Mini-Computer zum selberbauen! Das Gerät wurde durch Kippschalter programmiert und als Ausgabe gab es Lämpchen…der Home-Computer war geboren! <a href="https://westvisions.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a>

OshuSat night with <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#altair8800</a> mini and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/cool_retro_term" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#cool_retro_term</a> for a round of <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/zork" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#zork</a>

retrocompmxEn 1977, después de ser vendida MITS, Roberts se gradúa de médico ejerciendo en el estado rurald e Georgia hasta su fallecimiento.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocompmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocompmx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputingmx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocompmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocompmx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retropc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retropc</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldcomputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldcomputers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdRoberts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdRoberts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>

retrocompmxMITS desarrollo inclusive sistemas de telemetria que ayudaban a cohetes a llegar su destino, apoyando la carrera espacial.En 1975 debido al éxito de la Altair 8800, Paul Allen y Bill Gates desarrollaron Altair BASIC, y en julio de ese año, fundaron Microsoft. El resto es historia.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputingmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputingmx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocompmx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocompmx</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mits</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a>

otheorange_tag<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/antibrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#antibrowser</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Altair8800</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/awk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#awk</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Basic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Basic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Basic4K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Basic4K</a> so this is 12 * basic graphing running on Bill's 4k basic running on an altair simulation written in awk, running on 12 language agnostic cloud servers. Then 12 antibrowser extremely thin clients with 0 dependencies except for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/sockets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sockets</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#C</a> I needed to let the 12 test drivers run a little longer to at least get the x axis out. Onwards and upwards!

Darren Gillis (he/him) :mstdn:<a href="https://oldbytes.space/@tschak" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tschak</a> Perhaps, but seeing this on TV in the 2000s inspired me to look into Altair emulation (<a href="http://altair32.classiccmp.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://altair32.classiccmp.org/</a>) and find a error in the opcode emulation (<a href="http://altair32.classiccmp.org/Altair32status.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">http://altair32.classiccmp.org/Altair32status.htm</a> on 5/18/01) that was reported, and then corrected by someone more capable than myself. So, a little good can come from unexpected places...<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a>

Pyrzout :vm:Homebrew Reader Brings Paper Tape Programs Back to Life <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/homebrew-reader-brings-paper-tape-programs-back-to-life/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/homebrew-reader-brings-paper-tape-programs-back-to-life/</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/phototransistor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phototransistor</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/papertape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papertape</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/simulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simulator</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terminal</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Wedge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wedge</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/pwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pwm</a>

IT NewsHomebrew Reader Brings Paper Tape Programs Back to Life - We may be a bit biased, but the storage media of yesteryear has so much more perso... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/homebrew-reader-brings-paper-tape-programs-back-to-life/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://hackaday.com/2024/06/15/homebrew-reader-brings-paper-tape-programs-back-to-life/</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/phototransistor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#phototransistor</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/altair8800" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#altair8800</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/papertape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#papertape</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/simulator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#simulator</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#terminal</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/wedge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wedge</a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pwm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pwm</a>

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