15 Aug
2016
15 Aug
'16
12:54 p.m.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tony duell" <ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cctech at classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 2:32 PM
Subject: RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??
> ...The common Zenith MDA monitor, ... The one
that combines the efficiency
> of a linear with the reliability of a switcher.
Double take, resulting in coffee in nasal cavity ...
;-)
I am not joking.
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Well, linears are noted more for their weight and caloric output than efficiency while
switchers seem to have sacrificed reliability for higher efficiency so I took it as a
delightful bit of irony, like a car combining the safety of a Pinto with the graceful
lines of an Edsel...
Oh well, I got a chuckle out of it...