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Article #619581Re: 1947--the future of walkie-talkies
From: JimP
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:18
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2018 15:18
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On 21 Jan 2018 08:24:04 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> wrote: >On 2018-01-21, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:07:24 -0800 (PST), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: >> >>> On Friday, January 19, 2018 at 7:11:33 PM UTC-5, JimP wrote: >>> >>>> About 1960 we got a visit from NASA at my junior high school. They >>>> showed the progression from large vacuum tubes/valves, to 4 small dots >>>> that were a computer. Remembering back, the first tube looked like a >>>> diode. Peanut tubes were part of it. >>> >>> Years ago, both government and industry would routinely send >>> out speakers to schools and clubs, along with a film, to >>> pitch what their agencies were doing. Is that still done? >> >> There were also short films on tv, 'Industry on Parade'. The intro was >> lots of factories belching smoke and fumes. > >Don't forget the factory whistle - that was its signature sound. I remember that, and some having what sounded like heavy machinery moving or maybe a train.
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