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Joe Pasqua
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Combining software and hardware to do fun (and sometimes practical) things.

A long career in computing, including #Xerox, #Oracle, #Adobe, #NeXT […]

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As it turns out, this is the oldest Mac I have ever touched and probably ever will. It's the 2397th Mac ever built - it came to life in the 2nd week of Mac production.

And... it runs. It booted right into System 2. The floppy works, the display is crisp […]

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August 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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You’ve probably seen a Shive wave machine even if you didn’t know its name. The inventor, Dr. J.N. Shive of Bell Labs has a legendary video using the wave machine to demonstrate the concepts of impedance, standing waves, SWR, and more.

It is a classic and […]

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May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I administered my first two #hamradio exams today: one for a Technician and one for a General. It was really fun to see the excitement as each one of them passed.

There are no testing locations near me (though that may be changing), so I worked as part of a […]

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April 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM