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Side Notes

Personal notes on technology culture, vintage systems, hi-fi, arcade machines, and the long memory of the devices, media, and habits that shaped how we think.

  • Technology Culture
  • Vintage Systems
  • Hi-Fi
  • Arcade Memory
  • So long IBM and thanks for all the fish

    After 16 exciting and very rewarding years at IBM I left my badge at reception…

  • My first Internet experience

    My first internet experience was in 1996, just a few years after the web opened…

  • NAD 306 Stereo Integrated Amplifier – Long-Term Review

    A long-term, real-world review of the NAD 306 stereo integrated amplifier. Built on NAD’s New Acoustic Dimension philosophy, the NAD 306 delivers 50 watts per channel with exceptional drive, musicality, and reliability. After decades of use, it remains a powerful, rhythmic, and engaging amplifier, featuring a high-quality MM phono stage and the classic understated NAD design.

  • Happy Birthday Monkey Island

    Monkey Island is more than a game. It is a lesson in humor, design, and narrative freedom that still resonates decades later. This is a small birthday note for a classic that never really aged.

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