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by mediatechnology
Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:52 pm
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Entropy
Replies: 1312
Views: 1071588

Re: Entropy

I couldn't offer you any advice on an electric razor.
I've received them as gifts but don't use them.
I use regular blades.

Defrosting the "deep" freezer today...
by mediatechnology
Tue Jun 06, 2017 4:10 pm
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Entropy
Replies: 1312
Views: 1071588

Re: Entropy

The problem may be something simple like a leaky tube that transfers the steam/water up to the top to drip down again. I had thought about that and have it in line for inspection. The last coffee maker I had that split a tube leaked all over the counter top. The last few days this one had been stea...
by mediatechnology
Tue Jun 06, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Apple II 40th Anniversary, June 5th 1977-2017
Replies: 3
Views: 6100

Re: Apple II 40th Anniversary, June 5th 1977-2017

VisiCalc from Software Arts was the breakthrough spreadsheet. Ashton-Tate did dBASE which was also a breakthrough. I owned an Apple IIe for years and used Appleworks almost exclusively which combined Word Processor, Spreadsheet and Database. I don't think I ported my data over to MS-DOS until about ...
by mediatechnology
Tue Jun 06, 2017 9:32 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Apple II 40th Anniversary, June 5th 1977-2017
Replies: 3
Views: 6100

Apple II 40th Anniversary, June 5th 1977-2017

June 5th 2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the Apple II. The first Apple II, an 8-bit home computer and one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, went on sale on June 5, 1977, after being introduced by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak at West Coast Co...
by mediatechnology
Tue Jun 06, 2017 7:39 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Entropy
Replies: 1312
Views: 1071588

Re: Entropy

Today the five-year-old Cuisinart 12 cup coffee maker failed. It had been producing a crazy amount of steam the last few days but was still brewing. Today it was all sound effects and no drip. On May 9, 2012 I planned for this day. When I purchased this Cuisinart I bought an identical twin a few day...
by mediatechnology
Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:39 pm
Forum: Pro Audio Design
Topic: Super Low Distortion Ultra Pure Audio Oscillators Revisited
Replies: 162
Views: 326150

Re: Super Low Distortion Ultra Pure Audio Oscillators Revisited

I had a chance to build a 1 kHz passive notch filter to check the oscillator purity. I scaled the 2 kHz Janasek notch frequency to 1 kHz. The filter has 40 dB of post-filter gain. (See: http://www.janascard.cz/PDF/An%20ultra%20low%20distortion%20oscillator%20with%20THD%20below%20-140%20dB.pdf) The ...
by mediatechnology
Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:16 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction
Replies: 4
Views: 6991

Re: Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction

I marvel at how things have come full circle from Sears mail order to storefront and then back to internet-based mail order. As far as mail order goes distribution has gotten more efficient but the only thing that's really changed is elimination of the catalog. The Dan Bell dead mall series is hard ...
by mediatechnology
Mon Jun 05, 2017 9:18 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction
Replies: 4
Views: 6991

Re: Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction

https://ubidestates.hibid.com/lot/32247931/thor-cd-exhibit--box-5-of-5-/?cpage=2&ref=catalog "THOR" CD Exhibit. Prototype CD Recorder? "Why Tandy's recordable CD is a breakthrough even if it never makes it to the market" http://www.technofileonline.com/texts/thorcd88.html htt...
by mediatechnology
Fri Jun 02, 2017 8:52 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Entropy
Replies: 1312
Views: 1071588

Re: Entropy

Congratulations on getting 18 years out of them.

Top load or front load washer?
Dryer gas or electric?
by mediatechnology
Thu Jun 01, 2017 6:47 am
Forum: The Peabody Lounge
Topic: Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction
Replies: 4
Views: 6991

Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters Auction

Memorabilia from Radio Shack's Fort Worth Headquarters is being auctioned. From humble beginnings in Boston in 1921, over the past 95 years RadioShack established itself as a globally recognized leader and the go to retailer for consumer electronics. RadioShack has always been known as the place fo...