The Saga of the “Computer Study”

Or how I started moving from engineering to I.T.

Jul 14 • Steve Sande

May 2026

This computer was a shocker!

Zzzzzzappppp!

May 24 • Steve Sande

Announcing

I feel a need… for another blog

May 17 • Steve Sande

The bestselling personal computer of all time

The first computer I owned for more than just one week - the Commodore 64

May 6 • Steve Sande

April 2026

When Programming Meant Punch Cards and Patience

One step up from a Teletype and BASIC

Apr 29 • Steve Sande

March 2026

Amateur Radio Is Not For The Antisocial

I’d rather text than talk

Mar 11 • Steve Sande

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January 2026

I love Pi. Raspberry Pi.

A modern computer platform with a retro vibe

Jan 4 • Steve Sande

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December 2025

The Best Portable Computer of the 1980s...

The Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 100 Portable Computer was amazing

Dec 1, 2025 • Steve Sande

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November 2025

Old Dog, New Tricks

Once a nerd, always a nerd

Nov 25, 2025 • Steve Sande

The Museum of Obsolete Tech: Apple QuickTake 100

It was clunky, ate batteries, and took mediocre photos, but it was the first popular consumer digital camera.

Nov 10, 2025 • Steve Sande

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October 2025

Adventures in Consulting: System Integration 101

How a civil engineer became an IT consultant

Oct 27, 2025 • Steve Sande

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Clive’s Curious Calculator Kits

Two calculator kits from Sinclair that were inexpensive… and weird

Oct 11, 2025 • Steve Sande

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