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From: Joerg on 2 Feb 2010 10:54 Okkim Atnarivik wrote: > Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in news:7soub2Fc5mU1 >> Hey, Winfield, Mikko just brought another excellent one for the >> jelly-bean list. This one has got to be in there, very low pinch-off >> JFET, steep enough to start an oscillator from less voltage than a fuel > > Yes, but he asked for BJTs... > Ok, then just make it a "bonus delivery" of ideas :-) Oh, Winfield: Please mention in your book the fact that there are newsgroups such as this one if people get stuck, need circuit ideas or want to help youngsters. Most people who buy the book nowadays don't have the foggiest what Usenet is. When I bought my AoE way back when I did not know sci.electronics.design either. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Jim Thompson on 2 Feb 2010 10:58 On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:54:47 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >Okkim Atnarivik wrote: >> Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in news:7soub2Fc5mU1 >>> Hey, Winfield, Mikko just brought another excellent one for the >>> jelly-bean list. This one has got to be in there, very low pinch-off >>> JFET, steep enough to start an oscillator from less voltage than a fuel >> >> Yes, but he asked for BJTs... >> > >Ok, then just make it a "bonus delivery" of ideas :-) > >Oh, Winfield: Please mention in your book the fact that there are >newsgroups such as this one if people get stuck, need circuit ideas or >want to help youngsters. Most people who buy the book nowadays don't >have the foggiest what Usenet is. When I bought my AoE way back when I >did not know sci.electronics.design either. I've been around here so long I started out reading and posting using TIN ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
From: Joerg on 2 Feb 2010 11:13 Jim Thompson wrote: > On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:54:47 -0800, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Okkim Atnarivik wrote: >>> Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in news:7soub2Fc5mU1 >>>> Hey, Winfield, Mikko just brought another excellent one for the >>>> jelly-bean list. This one has got to be in there, very low pinch-off >>>> JFET, steep enough to start an oscillator from less voltage than a fuel >>> Yes, but he asked for BJTs... >>> >> Ok, then just make it a "bonus delivery" of ideas :-) >> >> Oh, Winfield: Please mention in your book the fact that there are >> newsgroups such as this one if people get stuck, need circuit ideas or >> want to help youngsters. Most people who buy the book nowadays don't >> have the foggiest what Usenet is. When I bought my AoE way back when I >> did not know sci.electronics.design either. > > I've been around here so long I started out reading and posting using > TIN ;-) > I did let off a few posts back in the early 80's using a service called "Datex" but I have no idea whether that forum was related to Usenet. You had to go into the basement of a university building. Then you had to find someone with a key to the computation machine room who was able to fire up the machine with all them blinkenlights. There were also a few Juki card punching machines. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Okkim Atnarivik on 2 Feb 2010 12:42 Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)my-web-site.com> wrote: : I've been around here so long I started out reading and posting using : TIN ;-) Amusing, I'm posting this from TIN right now. I thought it is a pretty modern newsreader, at least the university used to provide some other programs in the past years. Regards, Mikko
From: Jim Thompson on 2 Feb 2010 12:53
On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 19:42:39 +0200 (EET), Okkim Atnarivik <Okkim.Atnarivik(a)24.fi.invalid> wrote: >Jim Thompson <To-Email-Use-The-Envelope-Icon(a)my-web-site.com> wrote: >: I've been around here so long I started out reading and posting using >: TIN ;-) > > Amusing, I'm posting this from TIN right now. I thought it is a pretty >modern newsreader, at least the university used to provide some other >programs in the past years. > > Regards, > Mikko As far as I can tell, TIN is still maintained, and quite up-to-date. I used it on dial-up, (IIRC) early '80's. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food. |