09-01-17 15:03 Barry Martin wrote to Ed Vance about Permanently Erase Files
Howdy! Barry,
BM> @MSGID: <59AAC826.13.ilelectr@capitolcityonline.net>
BM> Hi Ed!
BM> Have been going through stuff (when the Round ToIts allow!) and putting
BM> in Banker's Boxes so of a consistent size for storage and easier to
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BM> And it's not like the place is a hoarder's paradise, just needs a bit
BM> of attention. Plus I'd rather bang on the keyboard or do something outside
BM> in the yard. :)
EV> If I visited Your place I probably would drool from seeing the
EV> things You have there.
BM> Just might! You might also end up going home with a few older
BM> computers and/or parts!
Was that an invite? Just kidding. I couldn't resist saying that.
EV> -snip-
EV> I have a 6 1/2" Coaxial Speaker I ordered from them.
BM> Just one? Wonder if it could be made into a subwoofer for a TV?
No, I bought two of them for myself, but one of them is connected to my
Ham Radio Transceiver (Transmitter & Receiver in one case).
The other one isn't used anymore.
Actually I bought three of those speakers.
I was trying to learn why a persons 1/4" Reel to Reel Monaural Tape Recorder
wouldn't Record when he pressed the Record Button, so he let me look at it.
The Tape Deck portion was connected to the Electronics in the cabinet by
a connector with large pins, and for me to see underneath the tape deck
I had to disconnect that plug.
I connected the plug to the socket many time, turned it on, saw it still
didn't record so I unconnect the plug and look around some more and
reconnect it again, and again, and again.........
One time I inserted the plug to the socket and was off one position and
when I plugged the A.C. Plug in the wall I heard BRRRRRUPPP! and burned out
the 6 1/2" Speaker in the cabinet.
Looking through Lafayette's Radio Catalog I noticed for a few dollars more
I could put a Speaker that also had a Tweeter in his Tape Recorder, and
it might give him better sound.
After I put the Coaxial Speaker in the unit, I worked on it some more and
found his problem was some grease was on the open contacts that the Record
Button moved when it was pressed.
That job cost me the price of a speaker.
I think the Brand Name of the tape recorder was REGAL or something like that.
I remember the first letter was "R" and it looked like a AKAI Stereo
Tape Recorder that were being sold at the stores in Japan when I was in
the Navy in the early 1960's.
I couldn't afford to buy an AKAI but did buy a Toshiba Monaural R-2-R
Tape Recorder
I liked the size and price of the speaker I put in his recorder and how it
sounded, so one day I saw a audio amplifier placed inside a ice cube sized piece
of plastic with six bare wires sticking out of it at a Electronics
Parts Store, so I bought 2 of them and ordered two speakers from Lafayette
to make a Stereo Amp to use with my Lesa Vox Turntable.
I'm telling my age ain't I?
When I built the Heathkit AA-32 I used those speakers with it.
I can't remember if I still have the 2 ice cube amps any more........
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EV> Are both the GR-3000 and GR-300 Television Sets?
BM> Yes, the GR-300 about a decade earlier than the GR-3000. I think both were
BM> 25". GR-300 had some small roughly 3x5" 'cards' which plugged in, probably
BM> to the rear panel and the power supply was on the right side panel. Not
BM> sure about the cards but definitely recall the power supply board because
BM> it was pre-built and I thought that was a let-down. Plus the foil side of
BM> the power supply would arc to the metal chassis
BM> (cabinet around the tube) and sometimes caused a shut-down. I remember
BM> trimming some off the excess lead length from the power supply board --
BM> lessened the arcing but but still did, just not as often. Did that a
BM> few times. Finally Dad came up with an idea: glue a rubber jar opener
BM> to the chassis. No more arcing!
Good for You!!!!!!!!
EV> ... I'm a slef-taught proggrammer
BM> Speling miss-steaks r oh-kay az long az consistant!
EV> Hey!, Tagline mis-spelling IS O.K.! they are suppose to make You
EV> <G R I N>.
BM> That's where I dive into the box (see semi-joke explanation in a reply
BM> to Nancy) and get a little picky: Dad was a decent speller, my Mother isn't
BM> but then English is not her native language. I sort of went the opposite
BM> direction and went for the correct spellings, though
BM> apparenty skipped back a generation to Dad's English and Scottish
BM> parents. Now as for the typos in my e-mails, I'll blame part of that
BM> on a slow response of the text editor (I'll get ahead a few characters
BM> at times) and an odd quirk of typing one letter when meaning another:
BM> I'll type 'c' for 's' and vice versa semi-consistently but not due to
BM> not knowing how to spell the word.
EV> Multi-Mail doesn't have a Spell Checker, like You I do the best I
EV> can before I send the .REP file.
BM> OK - I couldn't remember it's been so long since I changed anything.
BM> Some times it's just I don't like how Product A works or Product B does the
BM> same thing but in a way I like better so switch. Here using SEdit
BM> for the editor which has a decent dictionary .
Since I use Multi-Mail DOS, when I want to type a word in a BBS Message
and really want to be sure it is spelled correctly I will save the text I
have written already and then use ALT - Enter to reduce the size of the
window Multi-Mail is in and then point the mouse pointer at the word,
Press the Ctrl Key and press the right mouse button to Open WordWeb.
I use the Free version of WordWeb, a Dictionary-Thesaurus that I downloaded from
the URL: wordweb.info .
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EV> In another Echo Network (FSX) I saw someone write about being in
EV> NH. Do You read messages in that Network?
BM> Nope; doens't sound familiar.
EV> Would You want me to search for the message and Forward it to You
EV> here?
BM> If you want to. :) I moved out here in 1975 and have been back for
BM> short visits.
I already Forwarded the message to You either here or in IL_CHITCHAT,
the FOG has rolled in since I Forwarded it.
EV> ... Geriatric Games: Simon says something incoherent.
BM> What was that? <g>
Me Too!
BTW, I've seen the ANSI posts You've made in the other echo.
Lurkers are Lurkers, You know............
... Hardly a man is now alive, who passed on hills at 75.
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