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OQO put a PC in your pocket. The bill was $1,899.
OQO made Windows small enough to carry in a coat pocket. Its rise and closure reveal the awkward economics of making a familiar machine radically smaller.
ADD Systems and the art of arriving before empty
A former oil-truck driver built a software business around knowing when the tank would run dry. More than fifty years later, ADD Systems still makes its living in the gap between a delivery and a disaster.
Harry Lerner Built the Machines That Make the Line Disappear
For two decades, Harry Lerner has obsessed over a moment most people barely notice: the instant a ticket becomes an open door. His playbook is built on useful details, patient adaptation and hardware designed to disappear into the job.
The Company That Sold You the Bag, the Dock, and Everything In Between
Targus made the first laptop case 40-plus years ago. It survived by owning the boring, essential stuff everyone forgets to buy until they need it - and by turning old bottles into backpacks.