Thanks! (Phew!) Onwards.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Thanks! (Phew!) Onwards.
Yikes! I had Walgreens deliver something recently and they used a DoorDash guy who just left it on the sidewalk outside my front door I was like this does not seem right
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Yikes! I had Walgreens deliver something recently and they used a DoorDash guy who just left it on the sidewalk outside my front door I was like this does not seem right
Gotta win that card game thing stamped on the bottom of the cup!
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Gotta win that card game thing stamped on the bottom of the cup!
They did (also) sell them assembled! Sphere did indeed look a whole lot like the 1977 computers in many ways, if not as reliable and mass-produced for retail. I think you'll enjoy the book, and thanks for the support and sharing the project link.
November 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
They did (also) sell them assembled! Sphere did indeed look a whole lot like the 1977 computers in many ways, if not as reliable and mass-produced for retail. I think you'll enjoy the book, and thanks for the support and sharing the project link.
Jess always had an rough idea of where specifically her life might be headed, but for Miriam this was a way to channel an ominous destiny into something productive and accomplished.
November 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Jess always had an rough idea of where specifically her life might be headed, but for Miriam this was a way to channel an ominous destiny into something productive and accomplished.
The crowdfunding campaign for my Sphere book, which covers these bits of interesting technology large and small, is ending in a few days but it has not funded yet. I'd like to get a high quality book out into the world. Please check it out and spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
Go Computer Now! – The Story of Sphere Computers
A book telling the extraordinary story of Sphere, a 1970s Utah personal computer maker far ahead of its time—until its sudden collapse.
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The crowdfunding campaign for my Sphere book, which covers these bits of interesting technology large and small, is ending in a few days but it has not funded yet. I'd like to get a high quality book out into the world. Please check it out and spread the word! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bzo...
And then you might see this. This is the video output from the CRT driver board showing the state of its static video RAM on power up. Did you know that static RAM usually powers on with a random, but predictable, pattern of bits? Every Sphere system had its own ghost screen, like a fingerprint.
November 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
And then you might see this. This is the video output from the CRT driver board showing the state of its static video RAM on power up. Did you know that static RAM usually powers on with a random, but predictable, pattern of bits? Every Sphere system had its own ghost screen, like a fingerprint.
Reposted by Ben Z
I edited the book and am helping to manage the Kickstarter campaign. When Ben came to me with a manuscript, I had an initial concern it was a prank—what is this vital company from 1975–1977 that was *everywhere* apparently and I had never heard of? Success is written by the victors.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I edited the book and am helping to manage the Kickstarter campaign. When Ben came to me with a manuscript, I had an initial concern it was a prank—what is this vital company from 1975–1977 that was *everywhere* apparently and I had never heard of? Success is written by the victors.
I’ll add to my list for next time I’m visiting family. Haverill was the home of one of my favorite authors as a kid, John Bellairs. He came to speak at my elementary school!
November 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I’ll add to my list for next time I’m visiting family. Haverill was the home of one of my favorite authors as a kid, John Bellairs. He came to speak at my elementary school!