"His most lauded book, 'The Soul of a New Machine,' introduced readers to the physical parts and electronic bits that go into creating a business computer. The book arrived just as the PC revolution was gearing up.

When he took on the project, he told a reporter for The New York Times, he was not familiar with the field and relied on his subjects at Data General Corporation to teach him.

While he had to get the technology right, it was not what he most cared about. 'It was the people themselves,' he said, 'their incredible passion for this thing.'"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/books/tracy-kidder-dead.html

After 34 years as KD6NFD I have a new vanity call sign - K6KH. I’m excited to start using it and have started making a list of stuff I need to go update. What am I missing?

LOTW, local log book, QRZ (updated automatically), new QSL cards, digital software -WSJTX, SSTV etc, new email, Mastodon account, ARRL, radio power on displays, club badge and docs

#hamradio