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I've got a fever and the only cure is more episodes about semiconductor history. acquired.fm/episodes/the-s…

A friend who isn't on Twitter (Worldly Partners) compiled this amazing repository of Charlie Munger's wisdom ahead of the Berkshire AGM.

It's a comprehensive tribute: all primary sources: lectures, interviews... even WesCo and Blue Chip Stamps letters!
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Surreal tweet: I'm pumped to be interviewing Joe Montana at Modern Treasury's Transfer event on May 15.

Join us if you're into payments! moderntreasury.com/transfer

Incredible 1986 quote from Bill Gates on being a public company.

Microsoft's 1980 logo went so hard.

Shame it was only around for <2 years!

Progress happens slowly, then all at once.

Across just 7 months in 1968:
- DRAM was invented
- Intel was founded
- We got the first demo of a mouse, word processor, e-mail, and hypertext

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From my drafts folder (where it should have stayed 🙄):

Wow Microsoft has been foreshadowing their cloud strategy for *decades*.

'Okay, now try to effortlessly toss that floppy at the camera. Yes, perfect.'

'Recently, a long time employee mentioned that we seem to have more challenges facing us now than ever before.

Although I agree that it feels that way, I can say with confidence that it has felt that way every year for the last 15.'

- Bill Gates, internal memo, 1991

It feels like Microsoft has *always* been big and dominant. I never really appreciated that they were once a scrappy startup in an unproven industry (...and I even worked there!)

I now finally have an appreciation. acquired.fm/episodes/micro…

Tomorrow.

New Acquired on Monday.

It's an episode I can't believe we've never done, but we needed the past 9 years of learning to make sure we did it right.

Can't wait.

In times of extreme enthusiasm in public markets but few places to actually invest, the markets can develop a distorted view of where the value will be down the road.

This is the WSJ on the day IBM announced the PC. Read carefully and reply with what is missing.

Of all the stories that listeners have shared with me about Costco / Price Club / FedMart, this has to be the coolest. 🚀

It's interesting that in the grand scheme of personal computing, widescreen was just a detour along the way.

It all began with vertical (Xerox Alto), and here we are again.

Today I learned: IBM still makes mainframes. ibm.com/products/z16

Any episode that forces me to remember an undergrad CS class is a good one in my book.
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