The Barrett Retrospective

This blog represents my own footprint on the web, and everything contained herein is my own, illustrious opinion.

  • Day of the Roach

    I wrote this story back in 1993 in college. I was taking an English writing class and the assignment was to compare and contrast three adjectives: frenetic, benevolent, and malicious. However, I chose to be a bit more creative than most. Here is the story I turned in. I got an A. How do people…

  • Stop Firefox From Nagging You To Death

    Firefox has many good things about it that push it far above its competition. But the one thing I think we can all agree on about Firefox is that we hate that silly nag screen. Last year, Google Chrome deleted all my bookmarks without warning – for the second time! I don’t know how the…

  • Non-Trek Fans Spewing Garbage About Axanar

    What do I Think About These NON-Trek Fans Claiming They Know Why CBS Sued Axanar?? Wow, there are so many NON-Trek fans spewing garbage out of there mouths. These people pretend to be Trek fans; they tell you they are Trek fans and some even use “Star Trek” in their online names. But they are…

  • David Gerrold on Axanar, Star Trek Fan Productions, and CBS Lawsuit

    This is important. The future of all Star Trek fan productions are at stake. David Gerrold has said it better than anyone I have read. Before you proceed, whether you are for or against Axanar, please read his words. Below are the exact words from David Gerrold ……. Source: David Gerrold Facebook Post

  • What is going on with CBS and Star Trek?

    This week, we celebrate the end of 2015 and celebrate the beginning of a new year once again. But for many Star Trek fans, this New Year’s Eve is marred by the corporate shadow of CBS’s politicking. From what I have been able to piece together, three events have occurred which I believe place the…

  • BBSes – The Time Portal

    Last week I decided to start up my second BBS. My first BBS was called Barritone Max and ran under DOS 5.0 on a 386SX16 then upgraded to a 486DX266 between 1993 and 1996. My new BBS is called The Time Portal. You can telnet in at timeport.synchro.net port 2112. The BBS also has a…

  • Atari VCS History – research

    I’m doing a bit of research on the Atari VCS CX-2600 and it’s variants. First I am just trying to get the manufacturing dates correct. But I am also trying to find out more information about each variant; how well they were received? how many units sold? which models were more prone to defects? Here’s…

  • Me and My Atari 2600: A Brief History

    In 1979, I received my first Atari 2600 six switch console (“sixer”). Actually, it was a Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade. But in my heart, it was an Atari. I think that was quite possibly my best Christmas ever. Except the one where I got a toy robot. Yes, the toy Robot and the Atari were…

  • Mothra vs. Godzilla

    Mothra vs. Godzilla is the fourth film in the Showa series of Godzilla films. This film is the first Godzilla film after King Kong vs. Godzilla. It establishes Godzilla as not being distinctly aggressive towards the Japanese people. It also sets up Godzilla for what will happen in the following film: Ghidorah, the Three –…

  • Godzilla, Mothra, and King Ghidorah – All Out Terrific Movie!

    This movie is top notch. Spectacular special effects, suspenseful plot, awesome and realistic monsters make this film a must-see film for any one who enjoys movies. And for you Godzilla fans out there I have this to say: if you never see any other Millennium series movie, see this one! The special effects in this…

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