Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Man, who could have predicted back in 1978 that this collection of nerds, dweebs, and hippies would come to rule the desktop? A time when a PC in every home was just a vision and 640KB of memory ought to be enough for anybody. That’s the original Microsoft “family” re-photographed 30 years later (minus Bob Wallace who died in 2002) as Bill Gates slips into retirement tomorrow. It’s better than a gold watch we guess. Who’s who after the break.

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Filed under: Transportation

Air Force buffs, prepare to salute a true American hero as it makes it way into the annals of military history: the F-117 stealth fighter. The planes — one of the most enigmatic members of the military’s arsenal — will be making their final trip on April 21st from Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to Tonopah Test Range Airfield in Nevada, the home of their first flight. The aircraft is being replaced by a newer model, the F-22 Raptor, and the government says it has no plans to bring the radar-dodging planes out of retirement. In all, there have only been 59 F-117s that have rolled off the assembly line, 37 of which have already been taken out of the skies, and another seven which have crashed. We’ll miss you, F-117, and all the totally awesome, completely secret stuff you did.

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