{"id":25026,"date":"2019-11-28T12:47:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-28T17:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?p=25026"},"modified":"2019-11-28T20:01:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T01:01:33","slug":"give-thanks-that-we-dont-live-in-the-early-pc-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/28\/give-thanks-that-we-dont-live-in-the-early-pc-age\/","title":{"rendered":"Give thanks that we don&#8217;t live in the early PC age"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Happy Thanksgiving! (Or <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Day_of_Mourning_(United_States_protest)\">National Day of Mourning<\/a>, depending on your perspective\/ethnicity.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a friend&#8217;s nostalgia shelf:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25027\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25027\" class=\"wp-image-25027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0134.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135-1140x1520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25028\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25028\" class=\"wp-image-25028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0135.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136-1140x1520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25029\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25029\" class=\"wp-image-25029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0136.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-1520x1140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"1140\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-1520x1140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25030\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25030\" class=\"wp-image-25030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-1520x1140.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0137.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that we can all agree to give thanks that we&#8217;ve moved on from this phase of personal computing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, with no Thanksgiving to slow them down, China can concentrate fully on Christmas decoration weeks earlier than Americans. &#8220;There&#8217;s Snow Place Like Shanghai Disney Resort&#8221; shirts in a city where November high temps had fallen to around 70 degrees&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25219\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25219\" class=\"wp-image-25219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1693.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1520\" src=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694-1140x1520.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"25220\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=25220\" class=\"wp-image-25220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694-1140x1520.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/philip.greenspun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_1694.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Related:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Shockley\">William Shockley<\/a>, the not-very-woke developer of the modern transistor and founder of Silicon Valley<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nolan_Bushnell\">Nolan Bushnell<\/a>, the founder of Atari (see the game console in the photo)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adam_Osborne\">Adam Osborne<\/a>, the leader of the team that gave us the first mass market portable personal computer<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/general\/education\/17\/01\/8940693\/the-team-that-built-apples-first-macintosh-computer-then-and-now\">&#8220;The Team That Built Apple&#8217;s First Macintosh Computer: Then And Now&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thanksgiving! (Or National Day of Mourning, depending on your perspective\/ethnicity.) 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