The march of technology in Tehama County – Red Bluff Daily News
In last week's column, I wrote about the evolution of television and the role technology has played in following all kinds of sports. In 1958, I was thrilled to see one baseball game of the week on a 13-inch black and white TV. If I have the financial means today, I can watch virtually every single sporting event in the world, including my personal favorite, Corn Hole, on a flat-screen TV the size of a garage door. Boy, that's progress, isn't it? You might be surprised to learn that I actually helped introduce the computer to Tehama County. In 1964, at the age of 19, Bruce Sale and I were caretakers at the Diamond International Corporate Offices on Diamond Avenue. I'm not sure why, but along with staff members Cherry Smith Mealer, Helen Robson, Plant Comptroller CC "Red" Caylor, and Plant President Bill Jones, Bruce and I attended a weekend seminar where we discussed a brand new Wiz Bang informed computers larger than a caravan. This fool spat out pun