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Evolution of Technology – Rotary Dial Phone Nostalgia

July 12, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 3 Comments

This Evolution of Technology series article focuses on the rotary telephone or as our guest co-author Professor Weber likes to refer to our recent old telephone past - Reflections on Prehistoric Telecommunications. Professor Weber leads off: When boxing up possessions to remove from a room I’m … [Read more...] about Evolution of Technology – Rotary Dial Phone Nostalgia

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Evolution of Technology – Film Photography and Darkrooms

April 21, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 134 Comments

These old cameras are even before our time

AKA Bruce’s Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Four* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber After a hard-fought campaign, a re-count, and a “chad” review, film photography and darkrooms won the day and is the topic for our 4th … [Read more...] about Evolution of Technology – Film Photography and Darkrooms

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Evolution of Technology – Drive-In Movies

March 2, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 99 Comments

AKA Bruce’s Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Three* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber The Evolution of Technology series continues with the drive-in movie, which was a rite-of-passage for so many teens back in the … [Read more...] about Evolution of Technology – Drive-In Movies

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Evolution of Technology – Vinyl Records

January 21, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 171 Comments

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AKA Bruce's Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Two* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber The Evolution of Technology series continues with the record store and vinyl records, aka lps, records.  Going to the record store now … [Read more...] about Evolution of Technology – Vinyl Records

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Evolution of Technology – The Transistor Radio

January 4, 2011 By Bruce Sallan 46 Comments

AKA Bruce's Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part One* I so vividly remember my first portable radio.  It had such an exotic name for the day - a transistor radio!  For many of us, this changed our lives.  Portable music.  … [Read more...] about Evolution of Technology – The Transistor Radio

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Typewriters to Texting

December 8, 2010 By Bruce Sallan 42 Comments

The wonder of effective communication hit me powerfully the other day.  I was sitting in the lodge at Mammoth Mountain, my ski resort in Southern California, early in the morning before the lifts had opened. My wife was eating breakfast, I was drinking coffee, and I wanted to check on a dear friend … [Read more...] about Typewriters to Texting

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