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My interest in computers developed when I was just a child. From playing with Microsoft Paint on an Intel 486-powered Gateway 2000 running Windows 3.1, my love for computers — and computing history — has evolved since. This personal website was initially started to share that love, starting with sharing tidbits of computing history from the mainframe era to the personal computing revolution and beyond. In addition to modern Macs and PCs, I also have a small collection of vintage Apple Macintosh computers.
As with computers, towers and radio networks have also always piqued my interest.
Before fiber optics and satellite communications, the Bell System — who had a monopoly on the United States telephone industry throughout most of the 20th century — operated a network of microwave relay sites for carrying telephone calls, television broadcasts and other messages from coast to coast. Growing up near one of these sites, the large conical horn-reflector antennas always piqued my interest — leading to an interest in radio frequency and microwave systems. Since the network has been retired since the 1990s in favor of newer technologies, the sites themselves have changed with some disappearing altogether. I have documented several sites in Missouri, with more to come and the goal of documenting sites in other neighboring states, to ensure they're not forgotten.
The Missouri StateWide Interoperability Network (MOSWIN) is a secure public safety radio network utilized by law enforcement, fire service and other authorized users across the State of Missouri. Many MOSWIN repeaters are located at former AT&T Long Lines repeater sites.
FM radio, AM radio, television and other towers.
Kewanee Boiler Corporation manufactured firetube boilers between 1868 and 2002, many of which still reliably heat buildings and produce steam for industrial applications around the globe. This section began after I discovered a 1968 Type C boiler manufactured by American Standard-Kewanee in the basement of my high school. Since, it has turned into a gallery featuring submitted photos of Kewanee boilers from across the United States — honoring more than 130 years of boilermaking in Kewanee, Illinois.
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