technology – Grayson Osborne

A Life in Tech

I got to computers a little early for a GenX kid, about age 7. I was thinking about it today, so decided to make notes and share them. 1982-1985 (elementary school): I attended a private school that had grades K-12. In 3rd grade we got a class computer. I showed Read more

By Grayson, 2 monthsJanuary 8, 2026 ago

History

The Victorian Internet

In the days of traveling by horse and sailing ships, it could take months to get a message to someone. You’d send a letter, and it may or may not arrive due to bandits and shipwrecks and other perils, and if it did arrive then whatever had been fresh information was Read more

By Grayson, 9 yearsFebruary 27, 2017 ago