2 Apr
2024
2 Apr
'24
12:20 a.m.
On Apr 1, 2024, at 8:09 PM, Bill Gunshannon via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 4/1/2024 7:12 PM, Rick Bensene via cctalk wrote:
You do realize that in the event of such an occurrence there
would be nothing left to use them on. :-)
Not many computers, but my 51J-3 would be just fine.
paul
> And
still works! Built to withstand an atomic bombardment.
Except for the EMP.
It'll theoretically render such devices nice looking, well-built scrap.
The old completely vacuum-tube-based, discrete component oscilloscope from back in the
day may actually survive such an event if it's outside the blast radius but still
reasonably sheltered; and you are also outside lethal fallout zones, or can shelter and
survive in radioactivity-safe places for a long time.
Stock up on quality-made (e.g., Tektronix, Hewlett Packard) tube and cold-cathode-based
test equipment (VTVM, oscilloscope, etc.) as well as quality radios and transceivers.
Hopefully they will continue to serve as interesting artifacts of a time gone by, but if
something were to go sideways in our world, they could potentially come in very handy.