Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina Rollography and “Reference Set” Recut Roll Project
The complete catalog of all 933 music rolls ever originally produced by Hupfeld for the Phonoliszt-Violina: Catalog Sorted by Roll Number Catalog Sorted by Composer. Also provided is the catalog of the 268 rolls chosen from over 20 collections and museums...
Crestone Needle – A Hard Fourteener
Crestone Needle is generally recognized as being in the top 5 in climbing difficulty of all the Colorado 14ers. It is characterized by sustained Class 3 rock climbing (for hours) although on rock that is unusually climber-friendly.
Emme Levy Crandall January 31, 2001 to August 27, 2015
A Tribute to Emme, Our Australian Terrier, and Her Amazing Life Click the button below to view the story.
Crestone Peak … and a Self Rescue!
“Crestone Peak, or “The Peak” as known among many climbers, is one of the “double-black diamond” 14ers for climbers. It and its companion fourteener, Crestone Needle were the last of all the fourteeners to be scaled back in the 1920’s. This...
The 1966 SDS 940 and the Internet
First computer host to connect to the Internet; SDS 930; Scientific Data Systems; Stanford Research Institute (SRI); Bolt, Berenak & Newman IMP, IMP2; ARPA Network; Where the Wizards Stay Up Late;
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...
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...