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Happy Birthday to Me (From 7 Miles Over Chicago)

March 8, 2012 By Stephen 4 Comments

1972 As I was born 40 years ago today, or so I'm told. I don't actually have a clear recollection of the events of that day, or indeed that decade. But the people who were there have proven to be caring and trustworthy, so I will take this as fact. I didn't really know anything about anything at the time, apart from what was in front of my own eyes. I imagine that I really … [Read more...] about Happy Birthday to Me (From 7 Miles Over Chicago)

Reminiscing About the Cubix ERS, My First Bladed Server System

February 21, 2012 By Stephen 7 Comments

In January, I made one of my semi annual pilgrimages to WeirdStuff, the amazing computer salvage store in Sunnyvale California. While prowling the back halls, between a smoke testing apparatus and a broken plotter, I spotted a Cubix ERS chassis. This brought back a flood of memories, since I purchased just such a device early in my career. This proto-blade server system was a … [Read more...] about Reminiscing About the Cubix ERS, My First Bladed Server System

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