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A famous example of a photo manipulation (this one even fooled media outlets). Originally created by user Lukket on Fark for a photoshop thread, this image has managed to wind its way around the internet as an example of "early computing". The image actually shows a submarine control panel mockup, not an early computer.

For a timeline associated with the hoax, Lukket's "behind the scenes" page found here lists who, when, where, this hoax gained a victim. Some of the more important pages linked include:

The snopes page regarding this hoax: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/computer.asp

The page where Popular Mechanics denies creation of this image: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/computers/1303271.html

ZDNet news article regarding Scott McNealy's mistaken acceptance of this image: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5484053.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed

Online copy of the Network Computing magazine print article regarding this image: http://www.networkcomputing.com/showitem.jhtml;jsessionid=IDCUUJAXJA1D4QSNDBCCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=54201192&pgno=2

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