Post your old technology!

[AdmiralAdama]

What was your reason for not buying it?


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[J. A.]

I nearly bought a book in Oxfam today. It was published on 1958 by Burke of London. It was written by a Canadian who was working for the Daily Telegraph - if my memory serves me right.

He wrote about new technologies in simple terms with photos and drawings. Examples were: -

1, Nuclear powered aircraft, and ships.
2. Rocketry.
3. Wind turbines to generate electricity. An example looked like an aircraft engine nacelle with aeroplane's propellor.
4. Huge frame computers used to make airframe design calculations

Now, should I go back to purchase this book?

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Sounds very interesting.

 

[Richard Brown]

What was your reason for not buying it?

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Ah, now that's a good question! Indecision

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[scifan57]

If Murphy's law holds true, whenever you decide to go back and purchase the book, you'll find it was just sold to the guy who was leaving the store as you were entering.

 

[zstairlessone]

I nearly bought a book in Oxfam today. It was published on 1958 by Burke of London. It was written by a Canadian who was working for the Daily Telegraph - if my memory serves me right.

He wrote about new technologies in simple terms with photos and drawings. Examples were: -

1, Nuclear powered aircraft, and ships.
2. Rocketry.
3. Wind turbines to generate electricity. An example looked like an aircraft engine nacelle with aeroplane's propellor.
4. Huge frame computers used to make airframe design calculations

Now, should I go back to purchase this book?

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I am a bad example, I have a lot of old engineering books - some electrical from what seems like right after the discovery of electricity (1930s). A lot of the older books, when they have accurate material, are written to explain concepts. When I went to school back in 2000, all my engineering books were math books. Seemed like the authors were trying more to impress other engineers and professors than putting good information out.

 

[zstairlessone]

Here are two

 

[nathan the ipad lover]

This is a rare 1930s/40s music box mechanism I found in a bunch of old music box mechanisms, and yes I have all the other ones

A Commodore 64 a day keeps the Apple II away!

 

[Richard Brown]

Success! I thought a guy in front of me was about to buy the book! Phew.











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[AdmiralAdama]

Success! I thought a guy in front of me was about to buy the book! Phew.

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The image on the book's cover appears to be on of the Telstar satellites launched in the 1960s. They were developed by Bell Telephone Labs to transmit television,
phone and fax communication signals.

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[Richard Brown]

The image on the book's cover appears to be on of the Telstar satellites launched in the 1960s. They were developed by Bell Telephone Labs to transmit television,
phone and fax communication signals.

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I thought so. Snippets from the book with credits, when needed, will be coming up from time to time.

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[Richard Brown]

I think these qualify - just

They aren't electronic, but they are a nod towards a pre-electric age. Our modern technological society has grown from those roots



Check out the name on the fork.

The narrow spade is old - made by Bulldog.

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[nathan the ipad lover]

This is an old TV I fixed, a 1975 AWA TV idk what model, but at least I fixed it

A Commodore 64 a day keeps the Apple II away!

 

[nathan the ipad lover]

Wow, so far no one has posted

A Commodore 64 a day keeps the Apple II away!

 

[zstairlessone]

Wow, so far no one has posted

A Commodore 64 a day keeps the Apple II away!

So what is the failure mode you see most often with these? The beam control coils, picture tube phosphoresence loss, the receiver, audio, hv supply, electron 'gun'? Or do they just need degaussing?

Do you still have analog over-the-air available?

I seem to remember a professor telling me that some older computers did not use a monitor, but hooked up to your television, that might be a good use for mixing both of your older technologies.

 

[nathan the ipad lover]

No analog but I do have a set top box that has an RF modulator in it, and btw this thing only needed two resistors to work again

A Commodore 64 a day keeps the Apple II away!