20 Apr
1999
20 Apr
'99
8:50 p.m.
On 20 Apr 99 at 19:23, Tony Duell wrote:
Out of curiousity was the term for the configuration of
the common tube mantle-radio, "All-American 5", used in the UK and
Europe or is this an expression you've acquired from Yanks.
I think more
can be learned from old machines (of all types) than new
ones.
I will agree with that. I challenge anyone to repair a PDP11 or a PDP8 or
a PERQ, or a ... and _not_ learn something about computer operation.
Ditto for programming those machines in machine code/microcode.
And you'll learn more about radio from the insides of an AA5 that you
will from one of the modern sets with all the electronics hidden inside
chips.
YEs. My parents (both of them) would try to fix things when they broke.
So I grew up in house where things were being repaired. So I couldn't
fail to learn something from this, and (even if I say so myself) learn to
fix even more complex problems.
-tony
My mothers purchase of 10 failed washing machines and a box of Audel
books at an auction sale was my inception into this world when I was a
teenager. I had always liked to tinker but applied study and effort resulted in
a profit of almost $400 to us, which was a considerable amount in the early
50s. Still have those books.
ciao larry
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