The crônica is a uniquely Brazilian format that emerged in Brazilian newspapers in the 19th century. The crônica is very short. It is characterized by a mix of fact, subjectivity, and often fiction that is supposed to reflect or say something about reality (this one has no fiction). Oddly enough, I wrote this crônica directly in English. It was an interesting experience to write something so profoundly Brazilian in English.

Crônicas are often slice-of-life.

So I was watching Custer's charge from left to right, across about 3" of travel. Fantastic! The future is now. Only 4kg of pluggable, luggable break-your-arm heavy device. This was the end of the 70s. Boomboxes were big anyway.