Comments on: Hams Aren’t the Only Nuts Who Restore Old Electronics http://kb6nu.com/hams-arent-the-only-nuts-who-restore-old-electronics/ My personal adventures in amateur radio Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan KB6NU http://kb6nu.com/hams-arent-the-only-nuts-who-restore-old-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-318963 Dan KB6NU Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2237#comment-318963 Julian-- Having never heard of the ICL 1901, your comment piqued my interest. Here is some information on the <a href="http://www.fcs.eu.com/icl1900/index.html" rel="nofollow">ICL 1900 series</a>. You could even get it with a hardware floating point unit! Julian–
Having never heard of the ICL 1901, your comment piqued my interest. Here is some information on the ICL 1900 series. You could even get it with a hardware floating point unit!

]]> By: Larry W2LJ http://kb6nu.com/hams-arent-the-only-nuts-who-restore-old-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-318900 Larry W2LJ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:08:43 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2237#comment-318900 Dan, I've heard that there's a whole branch of audiophiles who go crazy over restoring old tubed stereo equipment, also. I hear they claim that tubes make for "warmer and richer" sound. 73 de Larry W2LJ Dan,

I’ve heard that there’s a whole branch of audiophiles who go crazy over restoring old tubed stereo equipment, also. I hear they claim that tubes make for “warmer and richer” sound.

73 de Larry W2LJ

]]> By: Julian, G4ILO http://kb6nu.com/hams-arent-the-only-nuts-who-restore-old-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-318890 Julian, G4ILO Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=2237#comment-318890 OK, I can get most restoration things - old steam locomotives, old cars, old radios are things of beauty at least to some and a nostalgic pleasure to use, but old IBM mainframes? I first learned to program on an ICL 1901 and I have not the slightest nostalgia for it at all. OK, I can get most restoration things – old steam locomotives, old cars, old radios are things of beauty at least to some and a nostalgic pleasure to use, but old IBM mainframes? I first learned to program on an ICL 1901 and I have not the slightest nostalgia for it at all.

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