Note that I didn't say a better time, just a simpler when there was a lot more variety. I'm not willing to trade my PC of today for an Osborne 1.
PCs ARE better today, and it's because of the innovations of pioneers like Osborne that they are. So yes, I do have a fondness for that. I also have a fondness for the Woz, Englebart, Metcalf, Kay and the other early giants of the industry. I'm sure you'd say the Difference Engine sucked too because it didn't run Word. Damn Babbage.
At the ripe old age of 33 I still remember with fondness a time when the computer ecosystem was much broader - more than WinTel. Gosh it was nice to have a choice in platforms (IBM, Commodore, Tandy, Apple, CP/M, etc.). Whatever it's faults, the Osborne was the first mass market portable (that I remember anyway) and the forefather of the Kaypro and the Compaq Portable. Adam Osborne shouldn't be remembered for his blunders but for his innovation. RIP my friend.
Nowhere in the linked articles does it say anything about meal choices being monitored. What is the source for this, other than the word of the original e-mailer? Even if this is just a "News for Nerds" site, I'd appreciate some corroboration to back up a fairly outrageous claim. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof and an e-mail from Joe Anonymous doesn't cut it anymore. I don't expect the New York Times but sheeesh...
(Of course, if the Feds are monitoring pig consumption, then I'd like to know. I need to cut back on the pork rinds anyway.)
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Note that I didn't say a better time, just a simpler when there was a lot more variety. I'm not willing to trade my PC of today for an Osborne 1.
PCs ARE better today, and it's because of the innovations of pioneers like Osborne that they are. So yes, I do have a fondness for that. I also have a fondness for the Woz, Englebart, Metcalf, Kay and the other early giants of the industry. I'm sure you'd say the Difference Engine sucked too because it didn't run Word. Damn Babbage.
At the ripe old age of 33 I still remember with fondness a time when the computer ecosystem was much broader - more than WinTel. Gosh it was nice to have a choice in platforms (IBM, Commodore, Tandy, Apple, CP/M, etc.). Whatever it's faults, the Osborne was the first mass market portable (that I remember anyway) and the forefather of the Kaypro and the Compaq Portable. Adam Osborne shouldn't be remembered for his blunders but for his innovation. RIP my friend.
Nowhere in the linked articles does it say anything about meal choices being monitored. What is the source for this, other than the word of the original e-mailer? Even if this is just a "News for Nerds" site, I'd appreciate some corroboration to back up a fairly outrageous claim. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof and an e-mail from Joe Anonymous doesn't cut it anymore. I don't expect the New York Times but sheeesh... (Of course, if the Feds are monitoring pig consumption, then I'd like to know. I need to cut back on the pork rinds anyway.)