During a morning walk with Junior I met a tiny man sporting a baseball cap with the words “WWII VET.” I couldn’t resist asking about his cap when he stopped to look at the sleeping baby.

He had some good stories to tell, but if only I had asked him ten years earlier.

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STOP — Western Union sends last telegram: “Western Union has sent its final telegram, ending an era that began with Samuel Morse 162 years ago.”

(Via MSNBC.com: Business)

Good night and good luck.

blog/atari-logo.gifThis is the coolest thing…ever.

blog/ts1000.jpgThere are some great web sites devoted to covering old computer equipment. Even some people who collect old gear and put it back into use. I don’t have enough space in my office for that but it does make me wish I had kept some of that old gear.

Graphical User Interface Gallery: with screen shots and applications including Xerox, Amiga, Apple, NextStep, Windows, Linux, and others.

Old-Computers.com: photos and specs on every computer ever made.

Nods to my Sinclair 1000 (I even had the 16 KB memory adapter pictured), VIC-20, TI-994A, Atari 800, Atari 520, then my first 286 PC.

blog/c64.jpgAccording to Gizmodo, we’ll be seeing new computing devices from Commodore Computer. I haven’t followed the company for years and have no clue who bought their name to rebrand on new crap, but let’s take a quick peek in the rearview mirror before you go buying Commodore branded stuff.

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