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I saw the Witch Dekatron at the Computer Museum this weekend. That's a nice early computer with those wonderful clicking noises and spinning dekatron tubes.
My favorite circuit of all time is the pentode phantastron, found in many old radars. I particularly like the fact that you can only fully explain how it works by using -ve to +ve (actual electron flow) rather than the conventional +ve to -ve.
But I discovered nothing else but depraved, excessive superstition. Pliny the younger
My favorite circuit of all time is the pentode phantastron, found in many old radars. I particularly like the fact that you can only fully explain how it works by using -ve to +ve (actual electron flow) rather than the conventional +ve to -ve.
Goodness me, I thought I was the only person who found that sort of thing interesting.
My favorite circuit of all time is the pentode phantastron, found in many old radars. I particularly like the fact that you can only fully explain how it works by using -ve to +ve (actual electron flow) rather than the conventional +ve to -ve.
My grandfather gave me a physics book from his schooldays and it did state that electrickery went from -ve to +ve.
I didn't think that was going to help me pass any exams, so politely ignored the rest of the book.
Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.
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