• 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍
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    165 hours ago

    I haven’t read his bio, but I knee-jerk get sad seeing these pioneers because whenever I read more about them they often include something like:

    “Despite the huge popularity of Thing They Created, they received no royalties and died in poverty.”

    The unsaid part is that someone else got rich off their genius. Every time, it makes me want to join the communist party.

  • @CarbonatedPastaSauce
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    2811 hours ago

    Thank you Jerry. Your invention was a great source of joy to me as a kid.

    • @PugJesusOPM
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      11 hours ago

      Jerry was father to all of us who grew up in that era, in a small way 🙏

      • @KnightontheSun
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        59 hours ago

        And as a direct result of his creation, he was also responsible for the art of blowing dust out of the cartridge so it would boot.

  • atomicpoet
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    410 hours ago

    I’ll always update posts about Jerry Lawson. The Fairchild Channel F was truly revolutionary.