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Monthly Archives: September 2012
The Tandy CoCo to Get Its Own ‘Soul of a New Machine’
Ever since reading The Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning account of the creation of a 32-bit minicomputer, I’ve been a hound for any such works offering behind-the-scenes looks at such periods of silicon genesis. They are, to me, … Continue reading
Posted in News, TRS-80
2 Comments
Susan Kare’s 32×32 Pixels of Steve Jobs…On My Flesh and Forever
I got my first geek / tech tattoo back in 2007. I decided to go for an icon that captured both gaming and the element of retro: the ubiquitous Space Invader. I put a call out for opinions on just … Continue reading
Posted in Just Rambling, Macintosh
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Three-Headed Beast Spotted Staring Across Martian Landscape
Multiple monitors can be fun, sometimes. :-) (Check out the Mars Curiosity 360-degree panorama here.)