An opiate is a chemical substance that is derived directly from the opium poppy resin and bind to the opioid receptor in the brain. Examples include codeine and opium. Opioids are chemicals that are synthesized or synthetically modified opiates that also bind to the brainâs opioid receptor.n opiate is a chemical substance that is derived directly from the opium poppy resin and bind to the opioid receptor in the brain. Examples include codeine and opium. Opioids are chemicals that are synthesized or synthetically modified opiates that also bind to the brainâs opioid receptor.
The floppy disk was a revolution in the computer industry when it was developed by IBM in the late 1960s as a reliable and inexpensive method of loading microcode into their System/370 computer.
Closing in... Inventor of the first laptop computer passes away at age 69. Bill Moggridge, the man behind the first laptop computer, passed away at the age of 69 on Saturday following a battle with cancer, the Associated Press reported. Moggridge, a British-born designer, author and educator, created the Grid Compass clamshell computer in 1979.