Osborne Vixen - Zenith 7" display t-shooting issues

Mouse mouse at Rodents-Montreal.ORG
Sat Nov 8 12:30:20 CST 2014


> When I was a young sprout, I toured the alleys looking for old radios
> that could be stripped for parts.  Later TV sets (some of those old
> power transformers were magnificent and went into power supplies).

Me too - well, not alleys; in my case, my folks were living in a small
village and the dead electronics came from the town dump.  I amassed a
bit of a collection of vacuum tubes, sockets, and assorted discrete
parts from stuff obtained there.

> Part of being the son of Depression-era parents.  I can't stand to
> see things go to waste, I guess.

Aye, me too.  My parents grew up during the Depression, and it shows.

"Use it up, wear it out, make it do - or do without."

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