Tom Steinert-Threlkeld put on a post today, two actually, that defy understanding. Tom may actually get it, sort of. In The Steve Job Standard Tom discusses the phenomenon that is The Master in a credible way. First, he credits Master Jobst Fimil with the resurrection of Apple. Not to undermine my “history” inanity, but… From [...]
Entries from June 30th, 2008
ZDNet: Stupid, but not irretrievably so.
June 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Master Jobst Fimil, Microsoft, Political Crap, Punditbots and Fundtards, Vista sucks
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History of the Personal Computer – whatever part we’re on. Research conducted in parallel with IPA consumption.
June 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · History of the Personal Computer
As I recall we already discussed the seventies up to about 1975. The personal computer in 1975 looked like this: That’s it. No keyboard. No monitor. No mouse. No printer. In fact, there was no way to hook those things up even if they existed. $400. Note the weird typeface on the front of the [...]
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The iPhone Killers
June 27th, 2008 · 4 Comments · iPhone killer
For those of you who may be joining us late, “iPhone Killer” replaced “iPod Killer” in the Rip Ragged glossary shortly after the announcement of the iPhone in January of 2007. Before the iPhone was actually released last year, several companies were already announcing “iPhone Killers.” The last iPod Killer was the Zune. The list [...]
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History of the Personal Computer Part 1: The Early 1970s
June 26th, 2008 · 9 Comments · History of the Personal Computer
First of all, let’s put it all in perspective. In 1970 there was no such thing as a Compact Disc, or a floppy disc, or a microprocessor. Gas was thirty-six cents a gallon. You could buy a house for $5000. The Beatles broke up. It was not legal to make your own beer. M*A*S*H was [...]
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Android versus iPhone; Paul is Dead; Thurott – oops, excuse me. Did I get any on you?
June 25th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Android, Darling Furball, Follies of Humanity, Gadgetry, General Detritus, Malware, Master Jobst Fimil, Microsoft, Punditbots and Fundtards, Vista sucks, iPhone, iPhone killer
Around in innertubes in one swell foop. Stephen Wildstrom does a rather silly analysis of the whole Android versus iPhone thing. Not that the analysis was bad or anything, it was just silly. After comparing the claims of Android against the reality of iPhone he finally says he can’t really review Android until he has [...]
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