13 Jan
2016
13 Jan
'16
3:16 p.m.
On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
Certainly, but the OP seemed to be referring to the historical context of
the construction of so-called "personal computers", especially 8-bit
machines. And just to stretch the point a bit, amateur radio operators
were building and using slow-scan TV systems in the 1970s.
--
Ian S. King, MSIS, MSCS, Ph.D. Candidate
The Information School <http://ischool.uw.edu>
Dissertation: "Why the Conversation Mattered: Constructing a Sociotechnical
Narrative Through a Design Lens
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Value Sensitive Design Research Lab <http://vsdesign.org>
University of Washington
There is an old Vulcan saying: "Only Nixon could go to China."
On Jan 13, 2016, at 3:01 PM, William Donzelli
<wdonzelli at gmail.com>
wrote:
Errrrr...Heathkit is long gone.
However, there are at least a few car guys that might have a thing or
two to say about the original post.
I agree. Kit cars are still around. ;-)
I don?t know about how easy it would be to build a TV (from
scratch?something
Heathkit didn?t do BTW?tuner was pre-assembled and ?tuned?) given that the
over-the-air signal is now a digital signal vs analog (ie I can?t recall
if there?s any
encryption involved that would require decryption keys).
TTFN - Guy