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Old 05-26-2006, 07:47 PM   #1
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/2006...pcworld/125772


They had to dig pretty far back for some of these.

Largely, I agree with their selections.

Unfortunately I owned quite a few of them :P
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Old 05-26-2006, 07:56 PM   #2
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TH, the URL got trucated at the semicolon.
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Semicolon? Is that a medical term?

The original URL didnt work and had a semicolon on the end, I cut that off and the link started working...is it not working for you?
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I loved the Timex Data Watch. I didn't give mine up until the radio controlled atomic watches came out.

Microsoft Bob is a good choice for the list.

Pen-based computers should have been high on the list.

Few people remember Microsoft's Multimedia OS (called Modular Windows). Doggy dog.

Intel had a few crazy chips, too. iapx-432. 80376.
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I had a TDW too. How could you not love a watch PDA you synchronized by holding it up to a flashing pattern on your screen?

Microsoft Bob...wasnt that Melinda's project just before they started dating? Hmmm...come up with a crappy product, marry a billionaire!
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Microsoft Bob...wasnt that Melinda's project just before they started dating?* Hmmm...come up with a crappy product, marry a billionaire!
Hey, once he saw her proposal for Bob 2.0, Bill took one for the team by agreeing to marry her and even procreate with her.
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