Re: Agent 3.0 Released

John wrote:
> On 6 Aug 2005 22:26:51 GMT, Blinky the Shark wrote:

>> In my closet, in sweet shape:

>> http://blinkynet.net/stuff/junior-027.jpg

> Mines actually at my mothers for the time being. Left it there as the
> kids have a tendency to play with my toys. Here's one similar to it
> though.

> http://www.puresilver.org/royal.jpg

> Complete with glass windows in the sides. Dad was pretty good with

Woo! :)

> anything mechanical. I'll never forget when he came home from the
> office equipment show in New Orleans with our first pocket calculator.
> I believe it was a Brother. That was '71. That Christmas I was given

My first was a RS. Four functions for $125. :)

> my first electronics kit. A Tandy 75:1 board which had multiple
> components which could be connected using wire into springs. Of course
> the device had diagrams for numerous configurations but the most
> useful was the crystal radio. At that time we still could only receive
> 3 TV stations. 1 from Indianapolis, 1 from Evansville and I think one
> was from Vincennes, IL.

I think you can still get that kind of stuff, probably through Edmund
Scientific. I may have seen them at Fry's, as well, locally/regionally.

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