This brings back a bit of nostalgia for me. I bought one of the originals (on the internet!) in 1999, at a steep discount, from a dot-com retailer that believe

This brings back a bit of nostalgia for me. I bought one of the originals (on the internet!) in 1999, at a steep discount, from a dot-com retailer that believed in losing money on the sale, but making up for it in volume. They didn't last too long. I'd like to say a belated thank you to the Silicon Valley VCs that enabled me to keep an extra $30 or $40 in my pocket way back when.