12 Jan
2011
12 Jan
'11
12:39 p.m.
I should point out here that, while I'm not
bothered by the complexity
of electronic circuits, I find mechanical complexity (lots of levers,
gears, cogs and the like) a bit intimidating.
I guess I had a mis-spent childhood. I grew up taking mechanicla things
apart, and more importantly putting them together again. When I got my
first ASR33 (back in 1985 I think), I didn't have the maniuals, there
were no mailing lists like this (at least not in the UK), but I still,
very carefully, took it apart, right down to the last nut and bolt. And
then put it together again.
I would like to say it worked first time, but that would be a lie. No,
I'd mis-assembled the feed-supression linkage so that it moved the
carriage on control codes. But it didn't take me too long to figure htat
out too.
-tony