Re: David Caminer (1915-2008)
- From: patrick.okeefe@xxxxxxxx (Patrick O'Keefe)
- Date: 30 Jun 2008 12:21:58 -0700
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:43:08 +0200, Thomas Berg
<thomas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
...erobit29.html)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008023617_camin
...
Certainly no reflection on Mr. Camimer but that Seattle Times article
would have been a bit better if it had not said:
" ...developed two more generations of LEO, the last with transistors,
rather than the noisy vacuum tubes used in the first two models. ..."
Noisy vacuum tubes? Vacuum tubes had a number of drawbacks
but I don't recall their being particularly noisy. I can only assume
the original models either had a bunch of clattering relays, or
noisy cooling systems.
Pat O'Keefe
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