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One camera, two kids, two rovers -- thousands of pictures crying to be set free. This is their escape.
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043/1275
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January 17, 2003
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Js clowns around with his spoon.
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043/1273
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January 17, 2003
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Js is ready for action in his cockpit with additional controls at his side.
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043/1268
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January 17, 2003
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042/1235
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December 29, 2002
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Js is happy to be hanging out with a buddy at Nana's
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041/1230
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December 26, 2002
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The whole family, in front of the solstice tree.
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040/1197
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December 20, 2002
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Waiting in line at the toll plaza on the Emperor Norton Bay Bridge.
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039/1147
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December 15, 2002
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Slippery roads, a poorly banked turn, and, perhaps, a little too much forward velocity resulted in a bit of impromptu off-roading.
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038/1134
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December 14, 2002
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Daniel and Rachel have a heart-to-heart at the NCRC holiday party while Js listens in.
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037/1078
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December 10, 2002
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No, that's not a mirror image, there actually are two showers. Our bathroom is a place for one and all to gather and enjoy each other's company.
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036/1040
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November 28, 2002
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Uncle Dave is a pretty cool guy and makes for a fun place to hang out!
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034/0988
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November 28, 2002
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Cg and Js play blocks at Nana and Pa's house.
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034/0981
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November 28, 2002
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What can I say, except Damn! (btw, I put together the outfit from head to toe.)
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034/0975
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November 28, 2002
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Hanging out like Leisure Suit Larry
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033/0963
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November 23, 2002
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Cg and Jg share a little love on the rock bench in the front yard.
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032/0940
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November 14, 2002
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Jg is well prepared with his trusty steed and protective helmet.
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031/0910
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November 11, 2002
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Captain Spaulding looks at home in the Sierras.
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031/0902
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November 11, 2002
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Rachel and Js pose on the Porch near Lake Tahoe.
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031/0897
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November 11, 2002
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Js gets his first experience with snow. He is unimpressed.
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028/0814
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November 01, 2002
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Unforseen danger appears in Hans' path -- will he be able to stop in time?
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028/0813
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November 01, 2002
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Hans has a grand old time riding his pony.
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028/0812
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November 01, 2002
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027/0784
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October 31, 2002
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Js is all dressed up as a bear cub.
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027/0776
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October 31, 2002
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Rachel dressed as a firefighter for holloween; Js was a bear cub. Yes, there are valid concerns about a public school endorsing what is basically a religous holiday, and I have voiced them, but they continue nonetheless. I would rather see a "career dress-up day" where kids explore -- and role-play -- a career they are considering, rather than having them dress as the latest ghoulish incarnation of evil to hit the big screen. But that's just me, and nobody ever listens to me anyway.
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027/0766
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October 30, 2002
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The walkway in the front yard begins to take shape. The idea is a representation of a stream in stone. Rachel nixed the idea of a real stream, so this was a fair compromise.
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027/0764
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October 30, 2002
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The new door to the new bathroom.
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025/0701
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October 26, 2002
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The APL users group exhibit, including an Ampere WS-1 (that I would love to have and would have bought right then and there had I been able to afford it.)
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025/0673
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October 26, 2002
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Here is a small (for its time) DEC computer which highlights the idea that portability is a relative term.
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025/0667
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October 26, 2002
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There are those that claim the IBM 5100 "Portable" was indeed the first portable (as we think of it today) computer, but I maintain that "portable" had a different meaning to IBM and their customers at that time.
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In the context of the 5100, "portable" meant that it could be moved by the end-user without having to hire a team of IBM engineers to move it for you. Keep in mind that at the time, nearly all computers were room-sized installations with special power and air conditioning needs. Moving them was a major project in and of itself. The 5100, however, could be simply turned off, unplugged, and relocated by a reasonably strong person. It was never intended be a computer that one would take home at the end of the day or that one would cart around to client sites.
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To IBM, the word "portable" in the 5100's name meant something different than it does to us today, just as the word "gay" meant something different to Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby than it might when said by someone today.
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025/0664
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October 26, 2002
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025/0649
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October 26, 2002
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025/0634
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October 26, 2002
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A display featuring some Sinclair computers at the VCF 2002.
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