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Re: The Vacuum Tube Strikes Back!
Posted by FWC
on Sunday June 3, 2012 @ 09:31am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Tubes went away?? Makes me snicker with amusement. . . If you want real horsepower from a single source - multi-kilowatts to megawatts - you still deal with tubes. These things look pretty neat though. Imagine a simple computer (RISC) clocking along at something just below far infrared. Might see it in my lifetime. Frank C. |
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Re: The Vacuum Tube Strikes Back!
Posted by Krux
on Tuesday June 5, 2012 @ 07:24am>> [ reply ][ rating +0 ] Tubes went away?? Makes me snicker with amusement. . . If you want real horsepower from a single source - multi-kilowatts to megawatts - you still deal with tubes. These things look pretty neat though. Imagine a simple computer (RISC) clocking along at something just below far infrared. Might see it in my lifetime. A lot of radio based stuff never stopped using tubes. Cynic, n.: One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced eye. |
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