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[616.00 --> 616.24] Right.
[616.24 --> 617.40] So it's like,
[617.52 --> 618.48] like they're already,
[618.66 --> 619.18] you can't find it.
[619.22 --> 619.36] Yeah.
[619.36 --> 620.52] It's actually already not.
[620.60 --> 622.02] And they probably went out of business because they're like,
[622.04 --> 623.08] not a very good architectural firm.
[623.10 --> 624.34] So it's like already like the,
[624.34 --> 624.54] the,
[624.98 --> 625.94] it was against me and like,
[625.98 --> 626.66] I did not find it.
[626.66 --> 629.10] But learning the lengths people would go to save,
[629.16 --> 629.32] you know,
[629.38 --> 636.06] 50 bucks a month and bring a concrete drill into a data center to drill in from the floor above and run cabling.
[636.30 --> 638.20] That was another one of those that was just very evocative.
[638.32 --> 641.64] I felt like I was in the data center and I loved kind of like,
[641.84 --> 644.28] you just got to like walk in with a hard hat and a clipboard.
[644.30 --> 645.86] And just look like you're official.
[646.00 --> 646.74] It'll look like you're official.
[649.04 --> 649.90] That'll get you anywhere.
[650.10 --> 650.32] Yeah.
[650.44 --> 650.62] No,
[650.66 --> 651.22] that was,
[651.30 --> 651.70] uh,
[651.70 --> 652.48] that was terrific.
[653.20 --> 653.52] Uh,
[653.52 --> 655.16] so another favorite moment of mine.
[655.24 --> 655.38] It says,
[655.46 --> 655.64] Steve,
[655.68 --> 657.12] this is the one that you missed.
[657.16 --> 658.56] You were out of town when,
[658.70 --> 658.86] Oh,
[658.92 --> 659.60] Tom Lyon.
[659.76 --> 659.98] Yeah.
[659.98 --> 661.96] And Tom talking about data point.
[661.96 --> 666.08] And he mentioned this company data point and he recommended a book in particular.
[666.92 --> 668.62] So book we put in the show notes at the time,
[668.62 --> 669.38] but data point,
[669.46 --> 672.38] the lost story of the Texans who invented the personal computer revolution.
[672.54 --> 675.72] I got the book and read it and really enjoyed it.
[675.72 --> 676.00] I mean,
[676.06 --> 680.10] really interesting story about a,
[680.10 --> 682.40] a company that had been forgotten about.
[682.46 --> 682.86] And I thought,
[682.96 --> 683.48] you know,
[683.56 --> 690.72] one of the things I love about Tom is that Tom is also likes the history of the industry.
[690.72 --> 691.76] And of course,
[691.76 --> 694.38] because he's been in it for so much longer than we have,
[694.94 --> 698.88] he's got this incredible depth of knowledge and interest.
[699.58 --> 699.98] And,
[699.98 --> 700.66] and he,
[700.98 --> 702.52] after the podcast,
[702.74 --> 702.86] he,
[703.00 --> 703.16] we,
[703.26 --> 705.18] he was showing us his manual collection,
[705.34 --> 705.56] Jess.
[705.60 --> 706.30] And that was,
[706.76 --> 708.22] that was just such a great day.
[708.22 --> 713.10] It was so much fun and just delightful stories.
[713.10 --> 715.04] And I just loved his interest.
[715.28 --> 718.28] And I guess he has the belief that I think the three of us have,
[718.32 --> 719.86] and I think our listeners have,
[719.86 --> 722.72] which is that history has got a lot to teach us that it,
[722.94 --> 725.34] we're not just interested in this out of,
[725.56 --> 727.92] because out of a kind of an antiquarian fascination,
[727.92 --> 731.66] it's because we see a lot of parallels with the present and future.
[731.86 --> 734.70] And we think that there's really something to understanding this stuff.
[734.80 --> 735.50] So I love that.
[735.58 --> 737.60] I love Tom's description of data point and arc net.
[737.96 --> 738.28] Yeah.
[738.28 --> 738.58] I was,
[738.64 --> 739.58] I was bummed to miss that one,
[739.62 --> 741.96] but also it was nice to be able to listen to one.
[742.18 --> 742.54] Oh,
[742.58 --> 742.90] interesting.
[743.02 --> 743.20] Yeah.
[743.46 --> 744.16] And he,
[744.22 --> 744.98] he was fascinating.
[745.24 --> 745.60] And,
[745.66 --> 746.06] and I mean,
[746.14 --> 746.38] God,
[746.48 --> 747.10] one of what,
[747.32 --> 747.88] nine kids.
[747.88 --> 749.08] That was another moment.
[749.24 --> 749.84] Like that family,
[749.86 --> 750.60] the family,
[750.88 --> 751.22] the family,
[751.22 --> 753.58] I know family took over.
[753.82 --> 754.06] They,
[754.14 --> 754.96] I know you think,
[755.02 --> 756.94] and like this family should be,
[757.00 --> 758.40] and he was talking about this family reunion.
[758.40 --> 758.80] Yeah.
[759.16 --> 762.04] And it's like the computer history museum should,
[762.16 --> 765.52] should send a documentary crew or just this family reunion,
[765.66 --> 766.56] let them hold it there.
[766.56 --> 766.96] You know,
[767.02 --> 767.80] I guess.
[767.98 --> 768.26] Right.