16 Nov
2012
16 Nov
'12
1:12 a.m.
Very interesting.....
I was at college between 1964 and 1969.
My major subjects were Computing and Industrial Electronics.
This article bears a strong resemblance to my lecture notes.
17" long Veroboard would warp like heck if you did not put a stiffener top
and bottom.
I can't see why other than cost and availability they used germanium
transitors.
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Rod Smallwood
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-----Original Message-----
From: cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctech-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of ben
Sent: 16 November 2012 08:13
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Subject: Re: discrete transistor computer
On 11/16/2012 12:50 AM, Ed Spittles wrote:
http://www.classiccmp.org/pipermail/cctalk/2001-November/241361.html
How come this was never posted when you still
could get germanium
transistors. :)
Ben.
[conversation
about Wireless World articles - a digital computer built
from reject germanium
transistors]
Aha: here's an online version of a pamphlet reprinting that article
series, which gives credit to Brian Crank:
http://www.smrcc.org.uk/members/g4ugm/Manuals/wirelessworldcomputer.pdf
Cheers
Ed
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