The Mighty Falling^[1]

There was a time not all that long ago (it feels as though it were yesterday almost) when I and most others thought that the age of the giants among acronyms, IBM and AT&T, could never end.

They were the firmament it seemed.

Or, less melodramatically, that such time would not end for a long time.

Now, today, they are almost at history’s door; knocking silently, imploring for a place to rest.

Or perhaps I only hope that’s true.

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[1] © Guillermo Calvo Mahé; Ocala, Florida, 1998; all rights reserved