Blanca Peak – Sacred Mountain of the Navajo
with a 130-year old Eagle trap at summit …and close encounters with hungry bears.
Evolution of the American Coin-op Orchestrion
The heyday of American coin-operated automatic music instruments was from 1898 – 1928. Perforated-paper music rolls were an important medium for national distribution of music including blues, jazz, rags and dance tunes. The Coinola SO “super orchestrion,”...
Pelstar, LLC: 91 Years evolution of the Health o meter Doctors beam scale; Rick Crandall, Executive Chairman.
Pelstar, LLC: 97 Years of evolution from the original invention of the Health o meter™ doctor’s beam scale.
In 2016 Pelstar was honored with the Private Company Board of the Year Award, growing at triple the market rate and achieving top market...
Cash Register History
James Ritty invention of the cash register 1878; Incorruptible Cashier; Cash Recording Machine first cash register; National Cash Register Company (NCR) founded by John Patterson, history of marketing; Thomas Watson Sr. fired from NCR, founded IBM based...
Massey Board Reference
As Chair of Diebold's Strategic Focus Committee of the Board, he is bringing a level of planning experience and expertise not previously seen at the company.. Reminds me of the most successful students at The Stanford Business School.
Rick Crandall BIO by IEEE Annals of Computing
Founding of Comshare 1966; Rick Crandall timesharing pioneer; joint development with Tymshare, U. Cal. Berkeley; interactive computing; SDS930; SDS940; Scientific Data Systems Sigma 9; timesharing operating systems; early tech IPO in 1968; Crandall Chairman...
Mountain Boy Peak Climb – Two Routes … You Choose.
Difficulty: Class 2 Exposure: None Summit: 13,193’ Elevation Gain: 1800’ Roundtrip: 7 miles Trailhead: Independence Pass parking lot at 12,050’ Climbers: Route 1: Rick Crandall; Rick Peckham July 11, 2015 Route 2: Rick Crandall, Shan...
Corporate BOARD MEMBER – Giga Chairman
Giga Information Group; new-model technology advisory; separation of Chairman and CEO positions.
Tabegauche Peak – A Bit More Than We Bargained for – and a Great Wine at Summit
We went at this mountain from the closed Jennings Creek trailhead, avoiding the erosion causing the closure. Early-season climbing into snow – and finally discovering the “right way” to summit. Celebrating with Walter Hansel Pinot Noir at the Peak.
Flatiron and Superstition Mountain – Arizona
Superstition Mountain – hidden gold, subterranean extra-terrestrials, Indian legends and a big day of bouldering and rock climbing. Fortunately no cactus jabs or rattlesnake strikes.