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excerpt: "I just found out thee civilian life is very much like it was in the military. When I got the packet of materials for the newsletter from Bill Barnhart, I found out that I was \"in charge\" of the group buy for the keyboard controller chips. Sort of reminds me of the \"old days\", when…"
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# From the Editor

I just found out thee civilian life is very much like it was in the military. When I got the packet of materials for the newsletter from Bill Barnhart, I found out that I was “in charge” of the group buy for the keyboard controller chips. Sort of reminds me of the “old days”, when you returned from vacation you found you had orders to the Alaskan DEW Line, the Korean DMZ, or some other plush tourist area.