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For all you Star Trek fans & toy collectors
I don’t usually blog about this kind of stuff, but since many of us app developers are also sci-fi fans, I thought you’d get a kick out of this little trip through memory lane…
Check out this vintage Star Trek-style tracer gun that shoots colorful plastic discs. If you’re thirty or forty-something, then I’m sure you’ll remember either owning one or seeing kids play with them. These vintage tracer guns were eventually discontinued due to safety concerns by parents, so this toy is highly collectable and hard to find. I believe this specific tracer gun model was made by Rayline.
I found this in an old box of my childhood toys in our closet. I’ve had this toy since I was a kid, but it was used only a few times (and  later safely stored in a box). It is still in amazing condition (as you can see in the photo) and is still fully working with 200 refill discs, so I decided to list it on eBay.

For all you Star Trek fans & toy collectors

I don’t usually blog about this kind of stuff, but since many of us app developers are also sci-fi fans, I thought you’d get a kick out of this little trip through memory lane…

Check out this vintage Star Trek-style tracer gun that shoots colorful plastic discs. If you’re thirty or forty-something, then I’m sure you’ll remember either owning one or seeing kids play with them. These vintage tracer guns were eventually discontinued due to safety concerns by parents, so this toy is highly collectable and hard to find. I believe this specific tracer gun model was made by Rayline.

I found this in an old box of my childhood toys in our closet. I’ve had this toy since I was a kid, but it was used only a few times (and later safely stored in a box). It is still in amazing condition (as you can see in the photo) and is still fully working with 200 refill discs, so I decided to list it on eBay.

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Posted on Monday, August 8, 2011.

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mobile musings from a fellow developer As the founder of Electric Butterfly, Dave Wooldridge specializes in UI design and iOS app development. When he's not creating Mac and iOS apps, he can be found writing. Dave is the author of The Business of iPhone and iPad App Development (Apress) and The Developer Sketchbook series, a co-author of Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers (Apress), and has written numerous articles for leading tech publications, including a monthly software marketing column for MacTech Magazine. He also developed the official iPhone app for NovelRank, available free in the iOS App Store. In his spare time, he enjoys surfing in Southern California.

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