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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) As a Navy Spook, Treasure Island, CA Immediately Comes to Mind. As a Nuclear Cruiser Sailor Alameda, CA Comes to Mind.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT (Join to see) San Francisco is where I Left the Continental US for My First Tour of Duty at CINCPACFLT, Pearl Harbor, HI.
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Pirates of Silicon Valley - Insanely Great
Another Exploration in Widescreen conversion, in this scene Steve Jobs, Wozniak and the rest of Apple Computer Inc. unveil the Apple II to the world at a com...
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel —> Right in my wheelhouse! 3/12th’s final HQ location was @ Moffett. Unit was stacked with folks that worked in high tech. And of course a link to Iron Butterfly!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ehNQIfHGs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47ehNQIfHGs
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CPT (Join to see) I Just Wanted to Play with Radio's and Antennas, Learning on Ancient Equipment like Mod 28 TTY in A-School, Right Out of A-School I would go on to Work on the PDP-11/70. Talk about a Jump. From 87-90 While I was SPAWARS 6211 CNO WWMCCS I was Also working on MILNET/ARPANET. The Gov't, Navy, NSA Put My Skills to Good Use.
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Animated timeline shows how Silicon Valley became a $2.8 trillion neighborhood
Silicon Valley is a name that is synonymous with the technology industry, but when and how did this small area of California become the center of the tech wo...
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel —> Excellent! Similar jump for me spending 30+ years in SV. Amazing experience and especially those fashion-forward, I mean *FAB*-ulous bunny suits! Opening of video link speaks to SJ’s radio history which you’re probably aware of. Further on it speaks to the “traitorous eight” one of whom I wound up working with!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO-8CMdeSHA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO-8CMdeSHA
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel –> Walked past this sign countless times. Silicon Valley Capital Club = currently on the top floor with the best views of the valley.
https://sanjoserocks.org/didyou/worlds-first-radio-station/
https://sanjoserocks.org/didyou/worlds-first-radio-station/
World's First Radio Station - San Jose Rocks
Doc Herrold launched worlds first radio station in downtown San Jose in 1909. And, coined the term "broadcasting". His radio station is now KCBS 740 AM.
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