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Stevie WonderLegendsBy Yussuf J. SimmondsSome men of song and music"Nat King Cole, James Brown, Michael Jackson & Stevie Wonder"NAT KING COLE"His voice coined the phrase silky smooth while his singing made music"
Born Nathaniel Adams Coles in March, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama, young Coles and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois where his mother taught him to play the organ at his father's church. At 12, he began taking formal lessons in jazz, gospel and classical music, while listening to such artists as Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Noone and Earl Hines. They provided the inspiration for his future career in music.Along with his three brothers--Eddie, Ike, and Freddy--and one sister, Joyce, Coles formed a band and made its first recording in 1936 under Eddie Coles' name. About that time, as Coles' music career began to take shape, he adopted the name, "Nat Cole," later on, adding "King" reportedly from the nursery rhyme about "Old King Cole," and the rest became history. He became Nat King Cole.Then they signed up with Capitol Records and became the company's number one moneymaker. Revenues from the Cole era helped finance the Capitol Records building that became known as "the house that Nat built" ... Nat King Cole, that is. By the late 1940s, Cole began doing live performances and studio records with hits like "The Christmas Song," "Nature Boy," "Mona Lisa," "Too Young" and his signature song, "Unforgettable." His name floated among the best within big band/pianist/jazz community. His music influenced many greats including Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, Charles Brown and Ray Charles. In 1956, Cole recorded an album in Spanish, and then one in Portuguese in 1962. He was adept at singing in other languages; in French, he did "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup." With the advent of television, Cole became one of the first Black entertainers to host a television variety show in the U.S.; his soft baritone voice was a natural for the new medium and he also did bit parts and singing in movies. When "The Nat King Cole Show" debuted on television, the racial climate of the time made the show controversial. Though he was successful as a singer, musician, bandleader and an accomplished artist, his color/race over-shadowed his talent and his accomplishments and the show only lasted a year. It was done in because of lack of advertising, the life-blood of all media endeavors. Cole said, "Madison Avenue is afraid of the dark."Some of the films Cole performed included St. Louis Blues (1958), The Nat King Cole Story, China Gate, The Blue Gardenia (1953) and his last film, Cat Ballou (1965), were released after his death. Cole was a heavy smoker; it was said that he believed smoking gave his voice its rich sound. In December 1964, he recorded "L-O-V-E," his last album just before he entered the hospital for cancer treatment where he died from lung cancer in February 1965 at the age of 45. Cole received many awards posthumously, including an official postage stamp featuring his likeness in 1994. Part of his personal legacy included his daughter, Natalie, who followed his impressive career. In 1991, she mixed her own voice with his and produced an unforgettable rendition of her Daddy's 1961 "Unforgettable." The song and album won seven Grammy awards in 1992. JAMES BROWN "The Godfather of Soul and the hardest-working man in show business"
When he was two years old, James Brown lived with his father until he was six and they moved to Augusta, Georgia. There he managed to stay in school until he dropped out in the seventh grade. He earned money-shining shoes, sweeping out stores, selling and trading in old stamps, washing cars and dishes, and singing and dancing in talent contests. Between earning money, Brown taught himself to play the harmonica, some guitar, piano and drums. In his spare time, he did various skills in the Augusta area. At the age of sixteen, he was convicted of armed robbery and sent to a juvenile detention center in 1949. After an early release, Brown did stints as a boxer and baseball pitcher; the latter was ended by a leg injury, and he turned his energy toward music. His career spanned decades and influenced the development of many different musical genres, from blues and gospel-based forms and styles to R&B. Brown started on the "chitlin' circuit," performed in concerts, across the country and later around the world. He also appeared in shows on television and in movies, and holds the record as having the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His early recordings were influenced by Ray Charles, Little Richard and other contemporaries. Brown called Richard his idol and one who was significant in his development as a musician and showman. Though his early singles were major hits across the southern U.S. and the R&B Top Ten hits, he gained national success at his live show at the Apollo in 1963. Brown released "Out of Sight" in 1964 followed by two of his signature tunes "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" and "I Feel Good," in 1965, his first Top 10 pop hits, as well as major #1 R&B hits, with each remaining the top-selling singles in black venues for over a month. In 1966, Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" won the Grammy for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording (an award last given in 1968). Brown's national profile was boosted further that year when he upstaged The Rolling Stones.As the 1960s closed, Brown continued to refine his style with his 1967 #1 R&B hit, "Cold Sweat," followed by "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose," "Licking Stick-Licking Stick," "Funky Drummer," "I Got the Feelin'" and "Mother Popcorn." Brown's recordings influenced musicians across the industry; according to some in the business, his music touched Sly and his Family Stone; Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band; Booker T. & the M.G.'s; King Curtis; Edwin Starr; Temptations' David Ruffin and Dennis Edwards; and a young Michael Jackson. As a result, James Brown is said to be the world's most sampled recording artist, with "Funky Drummer" becoming one of the most sampled individual piece of music. Historians have said that some of Brown's work became a major influence on techniques of contemporary rapping and hip-hop genres.In November 1967, Brown purchased radio station WGYW in Knoxville, Tennessee and changed the call letters to WJBE, reflecting his initials. Then he bought radio station WRDW in Augusta, Georgia--where he shined shoes as a boy--and branched out into real estate and music publishing. As Brown's music empire expanded, so did his influence on the music scene and his desire for financial and artistic independence. Brown was also known for his social activism: his speeches to young students and his advocacy of the importance of education; his donating money to school drop-out prevention programs; and for his release of "Say It Loud--I'm Black and I'm Proud," which people called militant and angry because of the line about dying on your feet instead of living on your knees. He also performed benefit concerts for PUSH and The Black Panther Party's Breakfast program. His pace began to slow but he still performed intermittently. As he advanced in age so did his health problems. Brown was once diagnosed with prostate cancer, which was successfully treated with surgery. Regardless of his health, Brown maintained his reputation as the "hardest working man in show business" by keeping up with his grueling performance schedule. However, he did have some troubles with the law and his last marriage in particular. Brown was married three times; he had five sons and four daughters through those marriages.On December 24, 2006, Brown checked in at the Emory Crawford Long Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia for a medical evaluation and was admitted to the hospital for observation and treatment. He had to cancel upcoming shows in Waterbury, Connecticut and Englewood, New Jersey, but was confident that the doctor would discharge him from the hospital in time to perform the New Year's Eve shows: at the Count Basie Theatre in New Jersey and at the B. B. King Blues Club in New York. However, Brown remained hospitalized, and his medical condition worsened throughout that day. On December 25, 2006, Brown died at approximately 1:45 a.m. EST from congestive heart failure resulting from complications of pneumonia. A public memorial for Brown was held at Harlem's Apollo Theater and was attended by an array of celebrities. All of the public and private memorial services were officiated by Rev. Al Sharpton. MICHAEL JACKSON"The King of Pop" Michael Jackson was the seventh child of Katherine and Joseph Jackson, who aborted his personal aspirations and devoted his time, effort and energy to molding his children as entertainers. They became "The Jackson 5," starring Michael and his four brothers, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon and Jackie. Their big break came in 1968 when they signed with Motown Records under the direction of its founder, Berry Gordy. Their world debut was orchestrated by Motown's Diana Ross of "The Supremes" with "I Want You Back" on their first album, "Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5" that hit the Billboard Chart at number one. After relocating to Los Angeles, they belted out a string of hits with young Michael Jackson as the lead singer, including "ABC," "The Love You Saved," "I'll Be There" and "Never Can Say Goodbye." Then in 1971, he debuted as a solo artist. Still a member of the group, they were one of the biggest musical phenomena of the 1970s. They even had a cartoon show named after them. As a solo artist, he collaborated with Ross in Berry Gordy's "The Wiz" as the "Scarecrow" with a large assemblage of African Americans entertainers. It was there he met Quincy Jones. Together they produced "Off the Wall" in 1979 for Epic Records, their first album together garnering four top 10 hits in the U.S., and secured the highest royalty rate in the music industry. Early in 1982, Jackson segued into a minor musical contribution for the movie, "E.T the Extra-Terrestrial,""Someone In the Dark" for which he won a Grammy for Best Children's Album. His next act became the greatest achievement in record history--"Thriller," its songs and music video, debuted in 1982 exceeded all expectations beyond everyone's imagination; it also made the Guinness Book of Records as the highest grossing record album in history with over 100 million sold to date. It also included Jackson dolls and other novelties. Jackson paved the way for African Americans to showcase their talent on MTV and for Black Entertainment Television (BET) to get parallel rights to his videos.Jackson joined his brothers in 1983 to perform at the Motown 25 venue, he unveiled his signature Moonwalk, a type of dance and glide step that Jackson mastered and made an integral part of his performance routine. The next year, Jackson received an award from the President for his financial support to charities working on behalf of alcoholism and drug abuse; won eight Grammy awards for "Thriller," and went on a national tour with his brothers headlined the Victory Tour. With his gifts to charity becoming legendary, so was his toughness as a businessman and entertainer. Then in 1985, along with Lionel Ritchie, he wrote "We Are the World" and performed it with some of the biggest names in music history with Jones as the conductor. More than 20 million copies were sold; it was billed as United Support of Artists (USA) for Africa. After "Thriller" he did "Bad," followed by his autobiography, Moonwalk; then there was "Dangerous," "HIStory" and "Invincible." In 1988, Jackson bought a ranch in the Santa Ynez Valley and named it "Neverland." It became a tourist attraction and an amusement park, mostly for children. During the 1990s, after accusations of alleged child molestation, Jackson hired the late Johnnie Cochran to represent him. Though no criminal charges were filed, his image suffered and there was a civil suit that was settled out of court. One of his most compelling performances was the show that he orchestrated during half-time at Super Bowl XXVII. Jackson was catapulted onto the stage as fireworks went off behind him. He threw away his sunglasses and belted out four songs: "Jam," "Billie Jean," "Black or White" and "Heal the World." It was reported that viewing numbers increased to 135 million, the first time in history, and Jackson's "Dangerous" album went off the chart. During his career, he also performed separate duets with numerous artists. In 1994, Jackson married Lisa Marie Presley. It became fodder for the tabloids. One thing appeared certain: it was not for money; they were both financially well off. However, they divorced after two years. Jackson re-married Deborah Rowe; they had two children: Michael, Jr. and Paris Katherine; then they divorced. He also has a third child, Michael, II.After an interview with Martin Bashir, questions began circulating about activities at Jackson's ranch about sleeping arrangements with children. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and booked on numerous felony criminal charges. The case was heard in Santa Barbara County, California and it drew worldwide attention. After almost two years, Jackson went to trial; it lasted about five months. His legal team was headed by Thomas Mesereau, Jr. and though he was acquitted on all counts, the stain lingered on and he left the country. He returned to the U.S. to attend the funeral of James Brown, and that placed him on a gradual comeback trail. He moved to Las Vegas and then to Los Angeles, and was planning a come back with a 50-concert performance. Jackson focused heavily on his pre-concert rehearsals at the Staples Center. On June 25, he suffered cardiac arrest at his home and was rushed to UCLA Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. STEVELAND MORRIS "A singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist."Born Steveland Morris, he became famous as Stevie Wonder, a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Though he was blind since shortly after birth, it never created a disability or a stumbling block or deterred his abilities, he became a musical "wonder" reflecting his name. At an early age, he began playing the piano, harmonica, drums and bass and he was active in his church choir.At age 11, he signed with Motown Records' Tamla label and has been with them throughout his professional career for half a century, and is still making music and singing songs. Wonder has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. In a 2008 Billboard magazine list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists in the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, he was placed at number five. Among his best known works are singles: "Superstition," "Sir Duke," "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You;" well-known albums include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. His early successes included two films in 1964 and after that he added songwriting to his resume. Wonder allowed his contract with Motown to expire and while re- negotiating for creative autonomy, he independently recorded two albums, which he used as a bargaining chip. He returned to Motown after his demands for full creative control and the rights to his own songs were met. In March 1972, he came out with Music of My Mind as a full-length artistic statement with songs flowing together thematically and lyrics that dealt with social, political, romantic and mystical themes. It was followed by Innervisions, which generated three more Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and ranked #23 on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Wonder became one of the most influential and acclaimed Black musicians of the decade. Tragedy stuck in August 1973, Wonder was in a car accident in North Carolina that left him in a coma for four days and resulted in a partial loss of smell and taste. However, he recovered and continued his performing schedule six months later, producing another album in the summer of 1974: Fulfillingness' First Finale which won Album of the Year, which was again one of three Grammys won.He followed the double album Grammy of Innervisions and Fulfillingness with one of his biggest masterpieces: Songs in the Key of Life. It was released in September 1976 and debuted at #1 in the Billboard charts, where it remained for 14 non-consecutive weeks. It also won Album of the Year and two other Grammys and ranks 56th on Rolling Stone Magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.His work as an activist is also well-known especially his campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday. Wonder's increased album sales, charity participation, high-profile collaborations, political impact, and television appearances made him identical to one of his next albums: Hotter than July (1980) which included his first platinum-selling single album, with "Happy Birthday," a tribute to Dr. King and helped his campaign to establish Dr. King's birthday as a national holiday. The album also included "Master Blaster (Jammin')."Over the years, Wonder has used his time and talent to improve the quality of life for others that he knows, yet cannot see. With his multi-talented ability, he appeared as himself on The Cosby Show, "A Touch of Wonder" and was the first Motown artist to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song in a movie, "I Just Called to Say I Love You" from The Woman in Red.He has collaborated with the best in the entertainment world, not only in Motown, but also elsewhere; with Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Babybace Edmonds, Indie Arie, John Legend and Mary J. Blige.In 2008, Wonder performed at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado with "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours." The next year he paid tribute to his fellow "Motownite," Michael Jackson's memorial service with "Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer" and "They Won't Go When I Go." His charitable work and global activism include a historical "Wonder Dream Concert" in Kingston, Jamaica, a benefit for the Jamaican Institute for the Blind; being named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in 2009; and a concert titled "Bridge Over Troubled Water" for the people of Haiti to help victims of the earthquake in 2010.Wonder has been married twice: to Motown singer Syreeta Wright and fashion designer Kai Milla Morris. He has seven children from his two marriages and other relationships. In Los Angeles, Wonder is widely known as the owner of radio station KJLH.


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On a recent attic cleaning expedition, I encountered a box of Scientific American magazines from the late 70s. Each magazine is full of computer advertisements that provide an interesting peek back at the beginning of the computing industry. In this gallery, I will show you what I found.
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... is the ad for one of the first IBM Portable PC's that graphically demonstrated just how portable it actually was. As I recall, the ad featured a sumo wrestler with a "portable" slung over his back! Now THAT was truth in advertising!
How many of us still have them?
Sure looks like him to me!
It's interesting to me to see the word wrap and graphic technology they had at that time. The computers might have been small, but they did wonders for typesetting and graphic display. See if you can find some newspapers from the 60s and compare. The difference is astounding, especially when you look at the amount of time that went into it. Better quality at a lower cost. And it just keeps getting better.
to play a few games.
I was looking for the TI 99-4 and TI-99-4a. These were home computers using the 8080 processor. They advance to the TI-PC using the 8080 but fell out of the market as Apple and IBM Grew. The TI-PC was sold to some former TI'ers and became Compaq.
Archive computer dual Z80's running an early version of DBase with a 5MByte hard disk 1979. the owner actually set up a database for people to phone in and find where and who had particular items for sale. Unfortunately before it's time. Had a Lisa 1983 was a magic machine with a 10 MByte hard drive SCSI, dual twiggy floppy drives and a daisy wheel printer to print graphics, multiple strikes of the period. Cost more than Gold but worth every penny. The Lisa was a revelation in the world of PC's. Also had a Wang word processor with dual 8" hard sectored floppies and an industrial strength daisy wheel printer. Not to mention all the rest, TRS 80, Apple I, Apple II, Apple GS (still going), Atari, Commodore 64 with colour screen, Tandy colour II 16KBytes,Tandy II, Tandy III, BBC, Macs, not to mention all the Olivetti's, Adler's, PDP's, the list just keeps getting longer. In the 70's used to maintain a PDP-8/E at a mine site underground 3 monthly. So much grit and rubbish had to pull everything out of the case and high pressure water clean the boards and floppy drives, also had a 12" hard disk fully sealed 1 MByte I think, rinse with DM water and oven dry for 48 hours @ 60 deg C, before reassembly. Never failed to restart. A miracle. In service for 10 years before upgrade.
In 1978 I was in the Navy and stationed in Misawa, Japan. I tried to order an Apple but couldn't. Can't recall exactly why; possibly trade restrictions. Anyways, while shopping one day I passed an electronic shop with an Apple II in the window. I inquired and found that it was a clone. I couldn't tell the difference! So, I came back another time with $1,200 and bought one. I was handed a plastic bag of chips, components, Japanese instructions and schematic. I couldn't read the instructions and didn't have a background in electronics, so I checked out some electronic books from the library. Long story short, I built it and it ran first time... I subsequently installed a CP/M card and programmed in USCD Pascal. I can say with more than 30 years of programming, the art of programming has long passed. Programmers of today really know very little about it.
I bought an Atari 800 computer in 1980, the first reason why was it's Atari Basic was almost the same as the HP Basic from the HP Time sharing Mainframe I used in High school. I'd get joked about wasting my money. But to me these Trash 80's, Crapple II's, and Pet computers that was at the Vet's more than at your home. These rich boy toys could only dream of playing Star Raiders that you killed Klingon Battle Cruisers, Cylon Base stars, and Tie Fighters with your photon torpedoes and on your own home TV and in real time and making you hope your shields lasted. Now days even my upgraded 128K of memory is small compared to just one color screen frame memory used today. And 3.58MHz clock rates, compared to the 1.4GHz on my Dell today. Those were the caveman days of home computing.
One of my first sysadmin jobs was the care and feeding of a roomful of these beasties at.. Perkin-Elmer! (The original company, not the EG&G rename). They were robust, no-frills, FORTRAN workhorses we used for our optical measurements and design work. Of course, within a few years, the 386 and 486-based PC's could run rings around them.
Where do I begin? I saw an adv. for Altair 8800 and was almost orgasmic. Then, came the Imsai. I bought one and thought that God should move over for I became his partner. Enough hyperbole. I soldered that thing up with the most expensive ic sockets (EMC) and proceeded to save coins to afford extras. I bought Godbout memory in 2 KB boards and all sorts of other stuff. I was in Heaven. I started out programming with the front panel switches, which, of course, were binary. I just can't describe the feeling that I had when the front panel lights began blinking, progressively from off to on. Later, I got an Teletype, ASR 33 and got a BASIC interpreter on punched paper tape. Life was fabulous. That tape allowed me to learn BASIC. Then, I had to get some or one program in BASIC. I did and was untouchable. Later, came a Kansas City Standard tape drive. Oh, I forgot, before all of this, instead of watching the data go by on the front panel of the Imsai, I got a b/w monitor and I am being close to running out of superlatives. Then, after all of this, are you listening, came the biggy of all time: I traded my life for a dual pair of Shugart, 8 inch floppy drives. Now, I am not exaggerating, late at night/early morning, when I was using those beasts, when the heads would load, I fear the neighbors in the next apartment would awaken. Acquisitions went on and gaining knowledge followed suit and so I was beyond redemption. I had my share and perhaps yours, too but I somehow wanted to express my prowess to the girls. How do you let them know that you are a datameister without them labeling you for all-time, a sicko? You just learn to keep your mouth shut. Well, I could go on but won't. There is so very much more. I think that I have bored you by not properly conveying the ecstasy that I have experienced. Before all of this, there was "ham radio" 73
My Dad had a Shap MZ 80 K with integrated cassette deck. They bizarrely "squared up" the keyboard so A was directly under Q etc. rather than offset. 2 minute to load Space Invaders of a cassette. I learnt about peeking and poking, BASIC. Check one out here; http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/2867/Sharp-MZ-80K/
I had a KayPro and thought it was like something out of a science fiction story. It was so compact, so portable, so easy to use. . .I wrote dozens of articles and stories on it and kept it for six years before bowing to the power of Microsoft. So, all these ads seems quaint by today's standards, so Model-Tish. But just be aware that the hi-tech items we salivate for today are tomorrow's antiques. That was the point of a recent item in my Thinking Out Loud blog, http://marperl.blogspot.com/, where I posted on March 26: on "Beyond Kindle": Don't get too comfortable with your Kindle. Just as the oral tradition gave way to scrolls of papyrus and parchment and individual manuscripts became outmoded by the mass production of books via Gutenberg's printing press, so too will the Kindle someday be obsolete. In the works: TouchDown--Just place your nose right up to the palm-sized unit's face and imbibe everything from War and Peace to Love Story in just seconds. InGest--Yes, you knew it was coming--your favorite titles in a tiny white capsule. Swallow and enjoy. StoryTeller--Not sure how this one got in, but apparently there is an idea afoot to have family and friends gather around a hearth and allow one of the members in attendance pull out an actual book and begin to read it to the group. Way too far out!
the Morrow Designs S-100 bus computer systems. In a day when so many affordable machines were largely hobbyist and games playing devices, George Morrow introduced a true business system, one of the first available with bundled business grade software (good old Personal Perl), and what was in its day a lightning fast bus.
We used an Apple 2 as data logger in an F27 aircraft in the early 1980's. It replaced a ROLM Mil-spec'ed rugged computer with 64k of program memory, and tapes for storage. The program start address was set by switches, and the "go" button pressed to start logging. Someone had pasted a photocopy of an IBM advertisement on the Apple, which (in part) read, in big letters: "Honestly, have you ever seen anyone on a plane using a computer?" How times change!
I was an early adopter and bought a TRS-80. Shortly after graduating from MSU. I think it was the original 4K system and then "expanded" to 16K. You had to plug the DIP chips into the motherboard. It's been a long time since we measured the memory in Ks instead of Ms or Gs.
Thanks, this is super-dooper article. Having lived thru this era (and before) has been an interesting experience. However, I still miss the warm glow of filaments and the tinny sound of an electro-dynamic 12" speaker whose field coil assisted with filtering the 350 volt DC plate voltage on an old upright floor console Zenith all-band radio..... Dave
I would hardly call the late 1970s "the beginning of the computing industry".
Check out the model's head badly transplanted into the near right of picture #3. Before Photoshop, we made people better looking with scissors and paste :-)
We shouold appreciate what we now have, these ads are a great reminder of where technology has gone. Our smart devices are nuclear compared to back then. Wow, $22K for a terminal with 449KB of ram! Almost seems illegal, lol.
TI dominated in thi late 70's and it was a race between IBM and TI...but then we know what happened and who won. But I bought my first computer as a TI and then had to hire someone to run it, just to do family budget. 2nd computer was Apple II...so then we had games!
... that I can remember some of these adverts....
...."Memories, light the corners of my mind Misty watercolor memories of the way we were." Which was stuck with less than 1k of usable memory macines they weighted in at more than a 50 inch LED tv and tape decks to store code... lol
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Who would think that Radio Shack would be a place for computers? Now with Best Buy, Fry's and even Wal-Mart in the computer game, is a whole different game buying a computer. 4k-16k of RAM??? OMG We are now at 1-3gigs of RAM, look at the size of the units.....HUGE!!! LOL
Much like the cars of the 50's and 60's, the computers then were new, exciting, and something you could "get your hands dirty" with both programming and hardware. Today's computers are powerful, but nightmares. Thanks for sharing the ads with us.
Mainframe, Master Control Program, I/O Towers ...
That was fun to remember. I still have my original 1984 Drexel University Macintosh and its owners manual.
The 2 Page Apple II add touts its Fully Socketed Motherboard. That was the ticket for me getting my Apple II. I worked at an Apple retailer in Denver (CW Electronics) and I worked in the repair shop which serviced the Apple II products that we sold. Some home brewer had connected an external floppy disk drive to a defective power supply that put line voltage on the +5V buss of the Apple motherboard; effectively frying every chip on it. It even blew a couple of the foil traces off near the PS. When I described the damage to Apple, they instructed me to ditch the motherboard & they sent us a new one. However because the Apple motherboard was "Fully Socketed" I was able to repair the board, pop the defective chips, and a buy all of the replacement parts at Poly-Packs & Digikey. I mounted the motherboard in an aluminum chassis and home brewed and Analog PS. I was then the proud owner of an Apple II (INIT HELLO) (SN# 12XX) Regards, Scott
I wonder if Apple's "Closed systems" are working now because of the "open network"... the device is no longer the thing that needs to be open - now it is the connection to data - which all devices have open access to. For the most part, Apple is as open to information from sources as anybody else, but they still take heat when their closed systems block that open flow - case in point is flash on the iPad.
I read that!
*Sigh* There are times I really miss my Xerox 820 model 2. It was amazing what you could do with 64k and a little imagination... I wrote a muti-user, shared database system with email... in BASIC, that ran on two 5 1/4" floppies (and it had remote, dial-in access!) It was fun!
Thank you for the trip down "memory" lane! (Pun Intended)
I am also one of the older people, who actually worked & developed systems, using the BOS operating system. developed on Xerox with twin 8" diskettes, tested on Panasonic (also 8" diskettes). how different now!
I starterd in IT in 1966. Thats 44 years ago so am very familiar with these ads from the 70s. Today's ads will look the same way in the next 40 years. Not so?
I laughed at the fact that it was a unique selling point to have a 232 page manual... Great stuff!
I am currently working on a Texas Instruments 961 21Trk, reel to reel tape drive, circa 1974! Value today approx. 10K! and takes several days to fix. Requires scope, meter and soldering iron to fix. Thank goodness for progress!
Oct 14th, 1981. I look at it occasionally to remind myself of the fun we had then. Opening it now to a TI Bubble memory data terminal! I love this start to an article " Imagine this: the year is 2006. You speak, and the machine across the room picks up your voice... and responds" The rate of change of technology is so much faster now than then though. Windows 8 on the cards before Windows 7 is mature, IPad 2 out so soon after IPad, etc.
Love the posters but can you buy copies anywhere?
Who can forget Compaq's first 'portable' computer ad with the lady effortlessly carrying the PC (that must have weighed at least 25kg) in mini skirt and impossable heels
I have a few more online, these are brochures though : http://www.oldcomputercollection.com/index.htm (go to Brochures on the left) There's quite a few more but I just need to scan them some time.
Brought back some great memories. Thanks, Greg. Here in the UK I was Failing with Fortran!
Here, I know it's not a "true" computer magazine, but it has scads of great ads from 50's - 2000's. You can browse each years "complete" catalog from front to back. Enjoy http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/
Didn't see the others.
Each IBM comparable began adding memory above 640K. Shook out into two approaches. You could have Expanded memory or Extended memory. Lotus 123 and other popular programs could use only one or the other. IT you had to run funny memory maps. or use software allocate memory. Why OH why did they chose two similar but incompatible names, Extended and Expanded. I could never remember one from the other. Usually guessed wrong.
TI are into micro-computers and chips. I was given a little usb evaluation board at a seminar they held a year or two ago. The board was less than one inch square, and had an amazing little chip in their MSP430... family which was only 2mm square, and did heaps!
How times have changed! When they wheeled the first 1-GB storage unit into the IBM computing center where my IT career began, we were simply in awe: "Wow! What are we going to do with a GIGABYTE of storage?" The other day, while rummaging through a tray of junk, I came across a 1-GB thumb drive, looked at it and thought: "Huh! What use is there for a 1-GB flash drive?"
i still have my old amiga 1000 minus kickstart
Don't laugh.. (Or, don't stop laughing!) Have you reviewed the Library of books that came with MS Office 97?
well how big would you want the poster ? I could copy/enlarge some of my brochures
Now, that is really cool - thanks for sharing the link.
I throughly enjoyed going through those catalogs especially the ones from when I was a kid and drooled over them like many others, being that back then there was always a big stack free on the counter to take home. I was and still am amazed how many specialty items they carried.


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October 25, 2011 -- When most listeners hear the term "Cobol" they think of computing done with paper cards in huge rooms with raised floors.
That's IF they have even heard of Cobol.
However, they may not realize that 90% of all daily financial transactions take place in a Cobol environment.
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The recent federal debt ceiling and budget debate accentuated and highlighted pressures across government.
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ALBEMARLE, N.C. - Students of all ages are helping to make the 17th annual Albemarle Down-town Christmas event a special evening for everyone. Students from Central Elementary School, Kendall Valley Elementary School and Park Ridge Christian School have been busy making holiday ornaments to be used in the 30 businesses participating in the "Christmas Around the World" game. The art teachers in each of the three schools have included this project in their curriculum during the month of November.
"Third grade classes at Park Ridge Christian School traditionally study Christmas around the world every year," said Kim Andrew at Park Ridge.
"They learn about special holiday foods and customs in other countries. The students learn carols in different languages. The third graders present a program for the entire school to share what they have learned."
Some of the information Andrew said she will be sharing with the students during art classes focuses on the origin of different holiday traditions. For example: Christmas cards and caroling originated in England. The Christmas tree and the advent wreath come from Germany.
The students will also learn about celebrations in other countries.
In Mexico the 9-day Christmas parade is called "Las Pasadas." The whole town parades behind Mary and Joseph looking for a place for the Christ Child to be born.
In Australia there is a celebration much like the 4th of July in America, with picnics at the beach and fireworks. In Holland children put out wooden shoes filled with hay and carrots for the horse Sinterklaas rides.
Emily Thompson, art teacher at Central Elemen-tary, used the "Christmas Around the World" art project to teach and reinforce a variety of skills and information.
As the kindergarten classes were making flags from other countries, Thompson worked with them on colors and shapes. They talked about the familiar flag of the United States and how the flags of other countries are alike or different from our own flag.
Some of the older students also made flags, but they created their flags in the form of a post card. The flag of a country was on one side, and on the other side they learned how to address a postcard.
Thompson combined a writing experience with this art lesson, and the students had fun writing a brief message on the post card to an imaginary friend in another country. The messages all start with an appropriate greeting, such as, "Bon Jour." Thompson made sure the students understood no one would actually write back.
Other ornaments from Central Elementary School that will be on display in "Around the World" businesses illustrate things the students learned about the food and culture of specific countries. Look for kimonos, sushi on chopsticks, pizza and other items relating to the Albemarle Downtown "Christmas Around the World" theme.
"Around 180 students, primarily first and second graders, have been involved in the 'Christmas Around the World' ornament project," said Dottie Mabry, art teacher at Kendall Valley.
"These students have focused on flags from around the world."
Mabry used a map of the world to help the students think globally and to locate different countries. The students have learned about the significance of some of the symbols on the flags such as stars, circles and bars.
Mabry has also used this art project as an opportunity to explain to her students that the colors of all flags have significance and define the individuality of the country.
Pfeiffer University Professor of Art and Director of the Grace & Cameron West Art Gallery Josh Cross has been involved with Downtown Albemarle for several years.
Cross and his students from Pfeiffer can often be seen working with Dr. Bill Hatley and others on projects to clean up and beautify the downtown area.
When asked if some of his art students might be willing to do face painting during the downtown Christ-mas event, Cross immediately agreed to help identify volunteers. Pfeiffer stresses servant leadership, so many of the volunteers from across the campus are servant scholars.
Not only did Cross find face painters, he also put event committee members in touch with Dawn Easley, coach of the Pfeiffer Women's Lacrosse team. Easley and her team will volunteer at every activity site Nov. 20. These young women will help in Santa's Workshop at the Stanly County Public Library, at the Face Painting site in the old Cabarrus Bank Building, at the City Hall Annex and at the Square helping riders board the Holiday Hayride.
When asked why the lacrosse team agreed to volunteer during "Christmas Around the World," Easley said, "Every year the lacrosse team does community service in some way. This year we wanted to focus on the Albemarle community since this is where our Pfeiffer home is. Since lacrosse is not a well known sport in this country, it was important to us that we represent ourselves as a team. So far this year we have volunteered at Stanly Manor. We will also be helping with Field Day at New London Middle School where we will be teaching lacrosse."
Easley went on to say that, "Pfeiffer is an institution that develops servant leadership, so we build that into our athletic program. Playing college athletics takes up much of their time, so it is very easy for athletes to become contained in their own environment. When the young ladies finish their four years of lacrosse and graduate, it is important that they have become more than college athletes.
"I have had the privilege of coaching these girls the last three years and they are always eager to volunteer. Volunteering helps them develop characteristics of selflessness and leadership."
The lacrosse team is looking forward to the Albemarle Christmas event because they think it will be a great way to be involved in the community and enjoy the holiday activities in downtown Albemarle all at the same time.
Since Pfeiffer University is participating in the "Christmas Around the World" event in so many ways, the University will provide transportation from the Pfeiffer campus to downtown Albemarle for students who want to enjoy the festivities.
In addition the Pfeiffer Alumni Association will host an Alumni Social at Home Savings Bank on the square from 6-8:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
Many different student groups will be providing entertainment during the downtown Christmas event. The First Assembly Children's Handbell Choir will perform in front of Timeless Fotographie just off the square.
Performing at the square will be the North Stanly band students. Two groups of student musicians from Pfeiffer University will entertain at the Courthouse Square Park Colonnade.
Also performing at Court House Square Park Colonnade with the Bethel Church of God Praise Team will be a group of children who play recorders. The Choral Ensemble from Stanly Community College will perform at the Top Dollar Stage, as well as students from Melissa Kath-leen's School of Dance.
To find out more about the entertainers, check out the RAVE section in The Stanly News & Press on Nov. 19.
Brochures listing activities, schedules, and food options are available in many downtown businesses. Information is also available online at: www.albemarledowntown.com. If you go to the Web site, scroll down and select Christmas Around the World under Upcoming Events.


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In 2012 Slovenia is taking part in EDEN project, for the 5th time in a row. Instead of selecting new European destinations of excellence, this year's EDEN project concentrates on promotion of already chosen destinations and of project itself.
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Jaymie Matthews, member of the Vancouver Centre and Associate Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of British Columbia was appointed to the Order of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on February 20th. The Society congratulates Mr. Matthews, OC on this honour which was effective October 5, 2006.
Finally – A Lunar Eclipse
The typical wall calendar shows that this March 3rd will be a full moon other wise known as the Wolf Moon, and is scheduled to rise 5:50 p.m. locally. However, the magic to this event is the moon will be completely immersed in the earth's shadow – a total lunar eclipse. Mid totality when the moon is deepest in our planet's shadow, will occur at 6:21 p.m. (Eastern) after which the Moon will begin to slowly slide from the zone of darkness.
Canada's time-signal station, CHU, is now making the following brief announcement during even-numbered minutes: "CHU has been licensed to continue broadcasting on 7.335 MHz." (The same message is heard in French during odd-numbered minutes.) To those who made known your concerns to the National Research Council regarding the possible loss of this valuable transmission—on a frequency best heard at night, when astronomers dabble in their "occult phenomena"—the effort appears to have succeeded.
A new year has brought much success to The Puckett Observatory World Supernova Search. With over 10 Canadians on the team there has been a steady flow over the last few years of announcements involving those members in discoveries. Last year the international team discovered 29 supernovae, this was considered to be a slow year!
Old minutes now on-line!
Through a collaboration between Randy Attwood, Peter Jedicke, and James Edgar, National Council Minutes from the early years of the Society are now on-line.
In the past few days, Minutes from 1910 to 1934 were placed in the National Web Site to join part of the on-going project where historical archives are being scanned, put through an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) process, proofread, and then saved in both html and PDF format for easy access by all.
Many of our nightly constellations are bright enough to be located from semi urban areas without problem. On the other hand, practice does make perfect when trying to spot dimmer groups such as Cancer the Crab, the Little Dipper along with other fainter shapes. However, when it comes to Canis Major – one of Orion's hunting dogs, there is no denying as to its locating in the sky.
The RASC National Library and Archives are winnowing out materials that are deemed surplus. These items are being offered on a priority basis to Centres and members.
The Halifax Centre will celebrate International Astronomy Week by presenting talks at the Halifax Public Library as follows:
The University of Toronto Astronomy and Space Exploration Society presents their Fourth Annual Symposium: Expanding Canada's Frontiers: The Search for Life
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Pattinson perfection, the dude is just dreamy! (Photo: Splash News)
R-Patz, that's just how he rolls. (Photo: Splash News)
The sexy Brit takes a beverage break and is all smiles (no fangs) on the "Remember Me" set (Photo: NPG)
Pattinson ponders! Looks like the hottie is having some deep thoughts. (Photo: NPG)
Nobody puts baby in a corner! Okay R-Patz is just doing his thing in the doorway. (Photo: Flynet)
Edward on alert! The star searches for frenzied fans while on a stroll. (Photo: Ramey)
Robert rocks the mad for plaid and faded grey tee look while lighting up. (Photo: WENN)
Wouldn't you love to be the Brit's backpack toting buddy? (Photo: WENN)
"Who knew that everywhere I go, the vampire faithful will follow!" (Photo: WENN)
R-Patz listens up, that 'do is to dye for! (Photo: WENN)
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We loathe giving Aflac any more media attention than they have already received, but we can't keep our mouths shut about the recent PR stunt they pulled. If you haven't yet heard, Aflac recently let a duck loose into a busy New York City subway station and began tweeting about it, ruffling our feathers in the process! The duck, representing their famed mascot, drew quite a bit of attention—but at what cost?
NYC subway stations are noisy, crowded, and let's face it, pretty dirty places. The hazards that could have harmed our small feathered friend are too numerous to count. We're appalled that Aflac would pull such a stunt.
Do you think this PR stunt went too far? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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Yes they went way too far, this is not funny in any way. I think PR idiots should be put in a cage with lets say wild wolves or grizzle bears. See how they would react!
They should be ashamed of themselves! They will never have my business!
I think that was an awful stunt to pull. Under no circumstance should this duck or any animal have been put in a stressful situation. They do not understand like humans do and to them there out of their natural setting and that could leave dangerous on so many levels. That's stressing on an animal. Look at that duck does that look like a happy duck. Hell no. SHAME ON THE IDIOT OR IDIOTS WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA. Your dumb. If I had AF lac after I stunt like this id drop your insurance and gladly pay a higher price.
Aflac should know better, they needed the Humane Society there too protect the animal, and they also needed too block off parts of the Subway too protect the animal from danger. What were they thinking??? Doing something like this was uncalled for. What were they trying to do? Save money on commercials?? I mean they charge enough as it is. By the looks of the picture, that poor duck was frightened, and they should charge Aflac for what they did. They shouldnt get away with this. It was totally WRONG and DANGEROUS for the duck.
Companies have no compassion! It's all about $$$$$. HOW LOW!!!
Such poor taste. I hope the duck didn't suffer any harm. The stress alone would have been frightful!
They should fire the person who thought up this horrible stunt, and everyone who helped make it happen. Idiots.
Isn't it illegal to abandon an animal like that? If that was a dog they would be arrested! Someone needs to do some jail time!


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Arc Angels is terrible.
Arc Angela and Bounce are the top two worst names of all time.
FYI Charlotte's AAA baseball team is the Knights. We need to shake free of that city.
If we stick with the Knights, we'll have to get Bow Wow
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Oh, how did I come up with it.
Looking at the Royalty aspect, first I was with Monarchs, but then Dukes just made sense. I could see the tie in with the jazz music (Dukes of Dixieland), Mardi Gras, and the fact that the city was named after the Duke of Orleans just locked it up.
Hmmm I could work with this cleaned up and spun for the NBA...
Hey, to ramsters60.....thanks for calling me experienced, but the reality is: College budget + Average computer = Hand-drawn art (though my awesome scanner makes up for that somewhat). I feel so embarrassed.....
Here's the first version of the logo. I'm probably going to redo this tons of times, though. Stay tuned for updates and other stuff, I've got a lot of ideas. What I lack in professionalism, I think I make up for in imagination.
That sword look's awfully familiar!
Honestly, I'd love to get some feedback and ideas from you, I've seen your work, and it's really, really good. As an old Charlotte Hornets fan (I remember being so happy when they moved here), your Charlotte Hornets redesign is amazing.
I've always been a fan of rebranding, going back 10 years now. Since before Benson bought the team I wanted either Krewe or Brass.
Since the purchase it seems like there have been hundreds of names thrown out here...and the VAST majority of them suck.
Outside of impossible ones (Jazz) and obvious ones (VooDoo and Pelicans) the only one that I would be happy with is Dukes. I'd still prefer Krewe or Brass, but Dukes works on many levels (though not Duke Ellington, he wasn't a New Orleanian).
- As mentioned the city was named after a Duke. It was also founded by French nobility, although the Le Moyne brothers were Sieurs not Ducs.
- Most Mardi Gras krewes have dukes.
- The colors of Mardi Gras were chosen by...the Grand Duke Alexis Romanov of Russia.
- It's also unique as a sports name. A defunct minor league baseball team were the Albuquerque Dukes and only two universities use Dukes as a name, neither "big" schools (James Madison and Duquesne U).
I do like the notion of the flipped sword. Be even better if you had a knight doing the Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword bit right under neath it.
Still like my Reapers though.
It's a good start! I see something that could have been done. I'll wait to see if you see it as well. In the meantime...I accept the challenge!Yeah, I know, it's a remake of your Arcangels Logo (which is awesome, by the way). I just flipped it to help form a fleur-de-lis symbol.
Honestly, I'd love to get some feedback and ideas from you, I've seen your work, and it's really, really good. As an old Charlotte Hornets fan (I remember being so happy when they moved here), your Charlotte Hornets redesign is amazing.
Charlotte's baseball team being the Knights should absolutely eliminate that from consideration.
I once had some of the worst grits and drippings in the Queen City
Yes sir. Any notion I may have had of coming around to Knights is gone with the knowledge that it belongs to Charlotte's AAA team. Nothing is as good as Dukes to this point. I can't see Benson hiring a firm to have them come up with Krewe. So I want to believe we're safe from that abomination. Now, if only we knew how to bend this "firms" ear to embrace Dukes???? Mr. Panic Hoops, all props go to you. You may have saved us from a crappy name. Did I mention that Dukes works and I like it?
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News about Charlie Parker, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
Oct. 11, 2013
Dwight Garner reviews book Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker by Stanley Crouch. MORE
Mar. 31, 2011
Daniel M Gold reviews New Federal Theater production of Bill Harris play Cool Blues, based on the life of jazz musician Charlie Parker, directed by Ed Smith and starring Marcus Naylor and Terria Joseph, at the Abrons Art Center. MORE
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Highlights from the Archives
Charlie Parker, Uptown and Down
In many ways, Charlie Parker, the subject of a festival this weekend, was the quintessential New York hero: a maverick and bon vivant, a subject of notoriety and myth.August 24, 2007 artsReview
Bird Lives! The Birth Of Bebop, Captured On Disc
It's an unlikely story, but the most stunning jazz discovery in a decade -- the Rosetta Stone of bebop -- was unearthed at an Elks Lodge in Chelmsford, Mass. The trove consisted of seven 12-inch acetate discs, on which was recorded a 40-minute concert by Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker at Town Hall in New York on June 22, 1945.July 31, 2005 artsNews
Bird Lives: Parker's Still In the Groove
The hayloft on the flat, rich Georgia field here was swept away in 1987, transformed like so much of the state into a manufacturing plant with flagpoles, loading docks and endless blank walls. But when Paul W. Reid III takes a fragile acetate disc and puts it on a specially made turntable, a small room in the factory becomes the Harry Smith Studios across from Carnegie Hall on a September day in 1948. This was the actual disc that was used to record Charlie Parker that particular day, before the use of magnetic recording tape. Parker, at the height of his abilities, was playing ''Parker's Mood'' with Miles Davis, John Lewis, Curly Russell and Max Roach, and the fidelity of the ancient recording medium is astonishing.May 10, 2000 artsNews
Summer Salute to Charlie Parker
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival shares his legacy on stages across Manhattan.
August 22, 2014, Friday
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Keeping Jazz's Rhythm With a Shutter
Alexandra Avakian recalls her father, Aram, whose passions — photography and jazz — came together when he photographed the now-historic recording sessions of Duke Ellington, Chet Baker, Miles Davis and others.
February 24, 2014, Monday
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Be-Bopera: 'Charlie Parker's Yardbird' Coming From Opera Philadelphia
An opera about the jazz musician Charlie Parker has been commissioned by Opera Philadelphia.
January 30, 2014, Thursday
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Two new biographies of the revered and influential saxophonist and composer Charlie Parker.
December 8, 2013, Sunday
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When Bird Was a Fledgling
Stanley Crouch's extended riff on Charlie Parker is less a standard biography and more an exploration of aesthetics and ideas, about America in the first half of the 20th century and black intellect and feeling.
October 11, 2013, Friday
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Popcast: Early Bird and 'Kansas City Lightning'
Stanley Crouch discusses "Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker," his book about Parker's early life and social world.
September 19, 2013, Thursday
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Charlie Parker, My Sister and Me
A new biography of the jazz great Charlie Parker fills in some blanks in his early years.
July 16, 2013, Tuesday
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Jazzy New Leader for CUNY Biography Center
Gary Giddins is named acting executive director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography.
October 10, 2011, Monday
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A Jazzman Encounters His Life and Death
"Cool Blues" is based on the last days of the jazz great Charlie Parker at the Fifth Avenue home of a faithful supporter and friend.
March 31, 2011, Thursday
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Where a Bird Played Sax, Now Others Find Refuge
A Manhattan row house once home to Charlie Parker, the jazz great known as "Bird," the current occupant cares for pigeons and parrots.
November 24, 2010, Wednesday
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Visual Basic 6 (Commercial) - Enables to perform objective and automated Visual Basic 6 reviews against coding best practices.
Web - Enables analysis of web files in Sonar. Current version targets JSP and JSF.
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