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[Twayne]

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Well my 5963's are up in the attic somewhere...

IIRC they were Tung-Sol's

However, right near my desk I have a George A
Philbrick
dual flip-flop (Model GAP/R K2-W)
it has two 12AX7's in it and was from an early
computer
lab at the University of Wisconsin.

I recall in school when "digital" computing was
just making its debut to the "masses". We built
tons and tons of analog computers but just a
smattering of digital computers, since there was
"nothing to them of much interest". lol!

 

[alpha]

..
Punch cards do have the advantage that there is no doubt about
whether there is any content on the card or not...

Except when a chad is hanging (recent US election).

 

[philo]

I recall in school when "digital" computing was just making its debut to
the "masses". We built tons and tons of analog computers but just a
smattering of digital computers, since there was "nothing to them of much
interest". lol!

When I was in school I did take an analog computer course...
partway through the class we were informed that our class was the last
analog computer course ever being taught by the university...
as in the future all analog calculations would be simulated on a digital
computer.

I though, what the hell?
One more useless course to take, why did they not tell us on the first day
of class
so we could drop it and take something else?

However, now I'm glad I took it...

just like riding a street car in my city back in 1958 (or so)
on the very last day they ran <G>

 

[philo]

Oof! I forgot that little point<g>. The first CRT terminals were almost
exactly that and not much more: Just a CRT and a keyboard connection.
Remember those huge, heavy Wyse terminals? They were built like tanks!

A terminal is a terminal except when ... <g>

I only vaguely recall those first CRT's

but I do still have an EGA monitor here up in the attic...
it's *very* heavy.
Why I put it up there rather than take it in for recycling...
I'll never know <G>

 

[Twayne]

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I only vaguely recall those first CRT's

but I do still have an EGA monitor here up in
the attic...
it's *very* heavy.
Why I put it up there rather than take it in for
recycling... I'll never know <G>

You were testing the wall under to see if it was a
load bearing wall? :^}

 

[Rick Merrill]

You were testing the wall under to see if it was a
load bearing wall? :^}

I hear that vacuum tubes have a high R- value!-)