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With A Little Help From My Friends

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With A Little Help From My Friends I decided to update my Linux kernel yesterday afternoon. I'm glad I asked my friend John for help beforehand. I would have…

I'm glad I asked my friend John for help beforehand. I would have undoubtedly made a big mess on my own. At least this time around…

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February 3, 1976

25 years ago

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February 3, 1976 An Open Letter to Hobbyists To me, the most critical thing in the hobby market right now is the lack of good software courses, books and sof…

Almost a year ago, Paul Allen and myself, expecting the hobby market to expand, hired Monte Davidoff and developed Altair BASIC. Though the initial work took only two months, the three of us have spent most of the last year documenting, improving and adding features to BASIC. Now we have 4K, 8K, EXTENDED, ROM and DISK BASIC. The value of the computer time we…

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Keep It Simple

25 years ago

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Keep It Simple Disney's decision to no longer pass go and collect, seemed like the perfect time to update our K.I.S.S applet. I had a little bit more time th…

Music

Hell Freezes Over

25 years ago

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Hell Freezes Over I turn on the tube and what do I see A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me" They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else…

I turn on the tube and what do I see A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me" They point their crooked little fingers at everybody else Spend all their time feelin'…

Java

Sun Day

25 years ago

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Sun Day Yesterday was a good day at Sun's TechDays developer conference. Some of the sessions were a little too R-rated for my taste, but still quite informa…

Q. When was the last time you…

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Pampering Day

25 years ago

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Apple on the Radio The DJs on my favorite radio station are pretty funny… I quote: "Did you see Apple's new laptop? 5 pounds, titanium… and you still can…

Garfinkel also complains about Corel's inability to complete Office for Java. Don't blame it on Java, Corel hasn't been able to complete anything in a long time.…

Mac

Macworld Keynote

25 years ago

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Macworld Keynote Live Report from Webcast. My delayed commentary is below. Mac OS X Steve showed the new Apple menu, customizable windows toolbars, popup men…

My QuickTime Player…