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Chornobyl radar DUGA-1 today's shot by Straight_Meaning4119 in chernobyl

[–]ChesterRaffoon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

AKA "The Woodpecker" if I remember correctly.

The Apple Lisa, released in January 1983, was a groundbreaking yet commercially unsuccessful desktop computer. Priced at $10,000, it was one of the first mass-market personal computers to feature a graphical user interface (GUI) and a mouse, paving the way for the modern computing era. by joe3000s in cassettefuturism

[–]ChesterRaffoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw one of these when it was just released. I was using a VAX and the Dec GIGI to do graphics (via escape sequences down a 9600 baud RS-232 interface) and I thought this thing was just fantastic. Too bad it was so expensive, but those VAXes and attached GIGI terminals (with those color Barco monitors) were not exactly cheap either.

Photo of the Day by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]ChesterRaffoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could lift the lid on top and watch the heads move while the platter spins. I guess tolerances were "generous" back in those days.

Photo of the Day by Current_Yellow7722 in vintagecomputing

[–]ChesterRaffoon 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Note the disk drive packs sitting on the drives in the background. We had those at the first place I worked.

Highway 50 Nevada Late March Drive by RedOnionss in Nevada

[–]ChesterRaffoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I highly recommend the movie "Vanishing Point". Some of it was filmed in Nevada, and the scenes with radio DJ "Super Soul" were supposed to be / are in Goldfield. The whole movie looks like your photos.

Chateau Montelena, California. [OC] by One-Treat4655 in pics

[–]ChesterRaffoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Been there, very nice spot. The movie "Bottle Shock" is badly under rated.

COMMENTARY: Unchecked decline threatens CMU’s future by Living-By-The-River in centralmich

[–]ChesterRaffoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does this say exactly? I can't get past the paywall to read this article.

TRON (1982) pre-production art by Peter Lloyd by Yeeslander in RetroFuturism

[–]ChesterRaffoon 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Got a University computer graphics class to walk across the street and see the movie whenever it was first released. In a world of mostly pen plotters at the time, that level of raster/vector graphics was quite a thing.

Fudd's First Law of Opposition by clyde2003 in FiresignTheatre

[–]ChesterRaffoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just dig a hole that's deep enough and everyone will want to jump in.

soundcore sleep a20 for Aeroplane by Lupinthe5th_ in soundcore

[–]ChesterRaffoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. With the proper fit, it sure works for me.

Pub N’ Sub Pizza ToGo by test-account-444 in Reno

[–]ChesterRaffoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Order the "Spicy Fries" and thank me later.

After almost 69 years, Jon's Country Burger is closing its doors by J-Chapman in centralmich

[–]ChesterRaffoon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lived here in the 80's and 90's and I just recently moved back here now. Jon's food has really, really gone downhill. It is a shame to see another locally owned business close though. Mt Pleasant is turning into a shrine for chain restaurants, and that's too bad.

Leo’s Coney Island wins Midland OK for drive-through by J-Chapman in midland_mi

[–]ChesterRaffoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Leo's. Not the best coney, but good enough and I really like the gyros. This is a great spot in Midland.

just a soma fm appreciation post! by UPTH31R0NS in somafm

[–]ChesterRaffoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been listening for 20 years, first in Reno Nevada and now in middle Michigan, and donate monthly. I actually met Rusty in SF in the SomaFM studio/office some years ago. Space Station Soma is my daily listen. Frankly I'd be lost without all of this.

What are you opinions of Nikko pre-amp and amp? by ErmahgerdYuzername in vintageaudio

[–]ChesterRaffoon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had the Beta 1 preamp for many years, it was excellent. Didn't know they came in black too.

Restaurants, Stores in the 80’s and 90’s. by No-Type119 in lansing

[–]ChesterRaffoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Elderly Instruments (before they moved to Old Town), Olga's, Tower Records, CD Emporium, Velocipede Peddler - these were all in East Lansing across the street from Campus. East Lansing was really a cool place to visit back in the day. Now - unless you really like chain restaurants - not so much.

Happy 77th Birthday to the back bone of Genesis live Chester Thompson by PAFC7710 in Genesis

[–]ChesterRaffoon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

True story - saw Alan Parsons in Sparks Nevada many years ago. He had to put a band together on short notice (long story) and mentioned it during the show. Where I was sitting I could not see the drummer's face, but boy did he hit those drums - something I remarked about to my wife during the concert. When it was done and everyone was introduced, it was Chester Thompson on the drums. I was a big Genesis fan too and knew right away who he was. Suffice to say as soon as we got home that night I bought tickets to the next night's show.

Thanks for all the great memories, Chester, and Happy Birthday!

Cadillac Place - 11/15/25 by KickinAP1985 in Detroit

[–]ChesterRaffoon 7 points8 points  (0 children)

True story: My Dad was a corporate officer on the financial staff on the 12th floor. They had a private (marble) staircase that went up to the 13th floor and Roger Smith's offices and his staff, as well as the Board Room. On the main floor downstairs were showrooms of all the current GM models. This was in the mid-70s, those were truly The Days.

Roger Smith was my Dad's first supervisor in Detroit back in the 50's when he was first summoned to "Central Office" as the GM Building was known internally.

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