Came across this gem in the Pentax SP2 manual (thanks, Butkus IYKYK).

-How do we describe how to handle a mercury battery?

-Let’s reference another consumer good that everyone knows and will also never be obsolete

#analog #filmcamera #vinylrecords #70sTech

1977 Rainbow Apple Logo Design Sticker archived by Tony DiPietro. Tony notes that this was 'a promotional sticker sheet given away to buyers of Apple computers' and credits Rob Janoff as the designer.

#PeoplesGDArchive #GDArchive #70sTech

#PaymentTech #VintageRetail #70sTech #RetroComputing #VintageBusiness #PointOfSaleHistory #1970sStyle #BeforeTheTap #WaitingForAuthorization #HoldThePhoneLine #CheckTheBlacklistBook #AnalogMoney #TheOriginalSwipe

El TI Speak & Spell, lanzado en junio 1978, fue más que un juguete! Su tecnología de síntesis de voz (LPC/TMS5100) fue revolucionaria. Hasta E.T. lo usó para hablar. Un ícono del #retrocomputingmx. #SpeakandSpell #70stech #juguetesretro

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Also, hand-optimized two migrations required for this from ~90mins (Rails code) to <1s (SQL & proper indexes). #70stech