What's amazing about that workstation is that the entire back of it is all solid hardware. And it's probably not even a discrete computer -- it looks like a terminal for the IBM 360 system. Just a terminal and it's got like twelve cubic feet of circuitry (and fans, cables, etc.) and it probably weighs about half a ton and has to be brought into the room on a palette by a three-man work crew.
Today, its entire functionality could probably be emulated with a small iPhone app.
I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.
I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.
I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.
And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.
So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.
Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.
This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.
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What's amazing about that workstation is that the entire back of it is all solid hardware. And it's probably not even a discrete computer -- it looks like a terminal for the IBM 360 system. Just a terminal and it's got like twelve cubic feet of circuitry (and fans, cables, etc.) and it probably weighs about half a ton and has to be brought into the room on a palette by a three-man work crew.
Today, its entire functionality could probably be emulated with a small iPhone app.
Makes me head explode to extrapolate into the future from these pictures of the past.
I like the way her dress matches the colour of the computer.
It was the PAM AM era. Everything matched my handbag in those days.
That van looks like something out of Tex Avery's "The Car of Tomorrow". Push a button and it transforms into a ten-room Tudor house.
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