20 Jun
2004
20 Jun
'04
10:45 p.m.
This is more of what I'm getting at. Does it
matter that some knowledge
is lost as generations go on? Are we ever going to need to go back to
tubes to design electronic circuits?
There was an idea some time back that if we ever get to the moon that we
could be using "open-air" valves (tubes) in the vacuum there for high
powered devices - with the benefit that goes with the better radiation
resistance that goes with valve technology.It would be quite cool to watch a
tv picture on an open CRT methinks.But don't walk between the plates.
Keep those old Mullard/Thorn/EMI books - GE in the states?
Geoff.