Perspective/Fun

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Contents 1 Raise a smile 2 Historical reflections on silicon and knowledge work

There is always time for lighter moments and historical reflections.

[edit] Raise a smile

• Batgirl was a librarian
• Dlibert on KM
• The great internet crash video

• Your computer is trying to get you

• Medieval librarian helpdesk

[edit] Historical reflections on silicon and knowledge work

We sometimes forget about the progress that has been made in such a short time over the last 30-40 years.

The first mouse designed by Englebart in 1967.

The first compaq portable computer in Nov 1982.

iPods, six generations since 2001, and a 70% market share. Breathtaking innovation from Apple, selling 100 million in six years. The apple story

Remember diskettes?

Remember MS DOS, its only 1996, GUI operating systems have only been with us for a little more than 10 years...

Wondrous mobile phones in the late 1980s... and what it might be like in 2015

Storage space

My first hard drive computer was a clone IBM XT with an RGB screen and a luxurious 20 meg hard disk. Apple now has imacs with an option of a terabyte. view the product.