[ale] [ANNC] ALE CENTRAL MTG. for Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, at 7:30pm

[Charles Shapiro]

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/11/12/apple-1-for-sale.html

Could be money in that old iron.

-- CHS

On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Aaron Ruscetta <arxaaron at gmail.com> wrote:
> Our Featured Presentation at the ALE Central meeting
> for Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010 at 7:30pm will be:
>
> “Defining the Third Tier in Personal Computing”
>
> presented by avid computer technology historian
> and collector, David Greelish
>
> Synopsis:
> – This presentation will be exploring the question of
> “What is the third tier in personal computing?”.
> The first tier was the desktop computer. The second tier
> was defined by the laptop, but what exactly is the third
> tier? This personal computing category has been largely
> indeterminate for over two decades and defining it
> presents some interesting challenges. David will also be
> discussing computer history in general, showcasing a few
> significant desktop computers, a number of handheld
> and palmtop / PDAs, with Q & A welcomed.
>
> Bio:
> – David Greelish is a long time computer history enthusiast
> and collector. He started the Historical Computer Society in
> 1992, and began creating a newsletter about old computers
> in 1993 called Historically Brewed. He now runs the Clssic
> Computing web site <http://classiccomputing.com> where
> he blogs, produces a video podcast, and is recording an
> excellent book into a free audio book podcast - Stan Veit’s
> History of the Personal Computer. David has also started
> creating a local user group to meet and play with vintage
> machines, and is planning to start the first annual Classic
> Computing Expo next year.
>
> ============================
> We will be meeting in our usual Gambrel Hall room
> 1C venue.  Meeting time frame is 7:30pm to ~9:30pm
> Directions to Emory Law School can be found at:
> <http://mail.ale.org/?page_id=2>
>
> ====
> peace
> aaron
> ALE Event Coordinator (etc.)
>
> ====
> PS:  You can also look for David to be attending our
> December 4th ALE social!
>
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