The written musings of a long-time Apple //e and Macintosh tech nerd. Opinions are my own.
With so much going on in our communities, our country, and around the world, it is easy to get lost in the noise. My prayer for all of you is that you can able to connect with family and friends and enjoy today as a way to reconnect and take stock in the good things that we have been given. Keep the faith. Fight the good fight. All is well in the end.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! No matter how you celebrate, I hope you have a good one!
May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love, and joy!
The year ending this past September has been a very difficult time for me. I am thankful for my family and friends who helped me get through it. I am so grateful for all of you. And pickleball! Who knew I’d be any good at a sport?! I didn’t! And it has become a great way to get out of the house, socialize, relieve stress, and exercise.
May the new born Christ Child bring peace, love, and mercy to you and your family. Amen.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Smartphone Fanatics!
This year, I am thankful for my family and friends who are helping me through a difficult time.
I am also thankful for the many things that I have, including my healthy, and my job, and you, the reader of this blog.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
-Alan
This year as you celebrate our nation’s independence, it is a good time to remember that we are all Americans regardless of religious ideology, political affiliation, or who we choose to love. Our nation is much better when we are united rather than divided over petty “Us” vs. “Them” debates. On this 4th of July, it is important that we remember that there is no “Them”. It’s just “Us”, We the People.
Happy Independence Day! Now, stop reading the Internet and go eat way too much BBQ with your family and friends!
This past weekend was the Vintage Computer Federation‘s annual VCF East show in New Jersey.
I was a first timer to VCF and I was fairly impressed by the show that was put on. The exhibits were interesting, and the vendors had good products on sale. For me personally, I really enjoyed the speakers, and the hands-on labs – Glitchwrks XT-IDE board build and Commodore 64 BASIC programming.
VCF East was held on the InfoAge museum campus which featured early UNIVAC computers, several military artifacts, communications, and electronic warefare exhibits.
I am already thinking about next year’s trip. In the meantime, I put together a “what I saw” recap video. I hope you enjoy it.
May the New Year be filled with all the best for you and your family.
May the new born Christ Child bring peace, love, mercy, and tolerance toward others to our world. Amen.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at Smartphone Fanatics!
While doing some research into the Apple IIe (1983) and the Apple IIGS (1986), I came across a large Byte magazine archive that is available on the Internet Archive.
The magazine archive is labeled as “complete” and has issues from Sept. 1975 through Apr. 1989. And while I can’t vouch for the entire archive, the three issues that I looked at had clean and easy to read articles from the issues that I wanted to read. Here are the links to the articles I was reading earlier this week.
Feb. 1983 – Apple IIe Review by Robin Moore pg 68
Oct. 1986 – Apple IIGS Preview by Gregg Williams and Richard Greham pg 84
Apr. 1987 – Apple IIGS Review by Philip Chien pg 223
I really appreciate that these archives exist. Reading computer magazines before I started my professional IT career was a fun way that I learned about computers. A+ and inCider were two of my favorites. Once I started working in IT, I loved to read Windows NT Magazine, PCWeek/eWeek, MacWeek, and Information Week.