ArchiveJune 16, 2013

The curse of being a “Techie” – Making things too complicated

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I have always been adept at technology. I am sure that some of it is natural aptitude, and some is single bloody-minded-ness that I learned from working with many different computers and other “smart” devices for years (decades now). I am the person that all my family calls when they have problems with tech. But sometimes, it is a curse.  Case in point: In 2007 or 2008, we took the...

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More nostalgia – Technology – the PC Clone

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After my Atari 8 bit and 16 bit days, I tacked hard into PC clone land.  My first build was a Mylex motherboard, with 640K ram, and a 286 CPU.  I remember buying the components from a variety of sources, but since this was pre-internet (probably 1986 or so) I didn’t mail order anything.  Probably got much of it at Fry’s Electronics. Added to this was an PC AT case and power supply, a...

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