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August 26, 2004

Stories from Computing History

Today I’m starting a sort of “weekly segment” (don’t hold me to the weekly part) on my blog about historical aspects of computers and video gaming that a lot of you whipper-snappers probably aren’t aware of. Just like the rantings of most old-timers I don’t expect many people to actually listen to what I have to say, but I’m going to say it anyway.

August 26, 2004 in Electronics, Games, My Life, Rants |

Comments

Momotaro

David, you have GOT to talk about the Vectra. That was awesome stuff, and I'm still in awe that you have one. Very cool! I look forward to this, and all things this blog holds.

Posted by: Momotaro | August 26, 2004 at 02:12 PM

SuperPope

Good suggestion, Jay. I certainly will. I have two corrections, though:

1) It's actually called a Vectrex.
2) I don't own one. I'm just "keeping it safe" indefinitely for my old friend James Allen.

Posted by: SuperPope | August 26, 2004 at 10:46 PM

Patrick

The Vectra was an old HP computer we used at Smokesignals when we were a startup ISP. It had the little "eye" power light/button on the top that looked like HAL.

Posted by: Patrick | August 27, 2004 at 05:12 AM

SuperPope

Oh yeah, that's right!

By the way, we don't speak of "The-company-which-must-not-be-named" here.

Posted by: SuperPope | August 28, 2004 at 12:09 AM

Patrick

I remember working all day on a perl script for the web server, only for "the guy with bad teeth" to come over and say (and I quote): "What's this button do?"

*click*

I could have killed him. And probably should have, it would have solved a lot of our problems.

Posted by: Patrick | August 29, 2004 at 12:10 AM

Momotaro

But then half of Ada's speed dealers would be out of a job...

Oh snap! Did I just say that?

Posted by: Momotaro | August 29, 2004 at 02:05 AM

SuperPope

Hey, c'mon. It's because of him I know how to give technical support over the phone.

"CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL CANCEL!!!!!"

"CANCEL!!"

Posted by: SuperPope | August 30, 2004 at 11:45 PM

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