2026-02-27

National Retro Day 2026

IBM-PC/1
In the beginning there was the IBM PC. I had just bought the DEC VT180 which was a VT100 terminal with board inserted to provide a Zilog Z80 microprocessor and subsequent CP/M capability. Then the IBM PC was released and I was both obsolete and out about five thousand bucks.

Regardless, I enacted my career change at that moment and became a systems man and subject matter expert traversing hardware, software, and media with troubleshooting and coding and it lasted some 40 years til now and my retirement.

Today is National Retro Day held under the auspices of one Hermelinda A Aguilar and a couple named Robert and Tina Duran.

It is observed each February 27 in the name of nostalgia that encouragement to step back in time, specifically to eras prior to smartphones, social media, and the widespread, constant use of the internet. Celebrate the "good old days" if they were good for you. It's not limited to computing but encompasses fashion, accessories, devices, and environments.

The day encourages, face-to-face conversation and, reliving that which once was but has evolved and is no more.

Happy National Retro Day.