Some funny memories - from a previous millennium

Ah, the passing of time—the ultimate thief in the night! If human memory were a goldfish, we'd be swimming in a bowl of forgetfulness. Honestly, who among us can recall the intricacies of every project or the names of all the people we’ve collaborated with? It’s a wonder we manage to remember our own birthdays, let alone the details of a career that’s spanned decades! And let’s be real, the irony of a curriculum vitae—that glossy snapshot of one's professional prowess— fizzling out to little more than a dry list of job titles is a missed opportunity of epic proportions. 

So, dare we dive into the vault of memories? Picture it: 1996, when my youthful self-walked through the hallowed halls of SAP, ready to tackle whatever techno-terrors lay ahead. I was the go-to guru of network and Microsoft wizardry, tasked with ensuring those clunky Windows NT 4.0 servers didn’t turn into blue-screen holes of despair. Remember the glorious chaos of Windows 95? The struggles were real, and “operational emergency” took on new meaning when a workstation succumbed to the struggles of outdated software—and let’s not even discuss the backup procedures! Seriously, forget emotional intelligence; dealing with frustrated users was a masterclass in diplomacy—one minute I'm on the phone with a fuming executive, and the next, I'm channeling my inner Zen master. 

The tech of the era was a scene straight out of a sci-fi film, with SAP R/3 leading the charge alongside Arcserve backup systems. I often played hide and seek with those robust, khaki-colored Siemens laptops. They were like the state of the art of the tech family—awkward, but somehow essential. Duplicating images with Ghost imaging systems felt like witchcraft back then, and thanks to Facebook memories, I found a relic of that era—a picture of the Siemens device! If only I'd known I was documenting a tech museum exhibit in real-time [but hey, retro computing is nowadays super hype]. So, here’s to memory, the funny little distraction that keeps life interesting, because let’s face it: without a bit of nostalgia and a hearty laugh, we’d all just drown in the clutter of our own careers!

(special thanks to the Foundation Roi Baudouin):

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