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From: Joerg on 27 Jul 2010 21:46 John Larkin wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Jim Thompson wrote: >>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:13 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:33:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>>>>> Never had trouble with anodizing flaking off. Maybe you got E. German >>>>>>>>> aluminum. ;-) I think I still have my transmitter and last time I checked >>>>>>>>> (when we moved - '08) the panel was still in good shape. I used Letra-Set on >>>>>>>>> that, too, with DataKote (?) sprayed over it. I built the transmitter in '66. >>>>>>>> It wasn't the anodizing that flaked off but the spray coating lifting >>>>>>> >from the anodized surface. Worst case where a letter or number was. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Never had that problem with DataKote, unless it was damaged (scratched). >>>>>> In Europe there was no DataKote, and I think it's been discontinued here >>>>>> as well. So I had to make do with whatever was in the budget. And that >>>>>> wasn't always much. I remember that I applied the clear coat on my regen >>>>>> receiver from a bottle, using a brush. Afterwards I was a bit >>>>>> disappointed but got used to the uneven look, actually started liking >>>>>> it. Nowadays it's all the rage and called faux painting :-) >>>>> Apparently it has, recently. I've seen it in the last ten years, or so, but a >>>>> web search brings up nothing. I'm not much for faux painting, "woodtone", or >>>>> "antiquing", either. ;-) >>>> It depends. Last week I stayed in a hotel in Mountain View where faux >>>> painting was done so well that it made you feel like you were in a >>>> mediterranean resort. The weird thing is they combined that with modern >>>> furniture, could have been Art Deco, don't know this stuff, but it >>>> looked really cool. Great place, and one of the best (free) breakfasts I >>>> ever had. It's this one: >>>> >>>> http://www.hotelzico.com/ >>> Nice! How much $ ?? >>> >> Regular around $130/night. Keep in mind it's right next to a freeway but >> that didn't bother me. >> >> The client engineer I traveled with has this habit of booking everything >> last minute on hotwire.com. You select how many stars and click on >> "book", without knowing which hotel and exactly where. Once the bid is >> booked you are told hotel and location. This got us two rooms at the >> Zico for $50 each. Fifty! Oh, and on top of that he also booked the car >> via that and landed us a Ford Mustang. Yeehaw! > > Mo and I rented a red Mustang convertible, by accident, in western > Massachusetts. Horrible car. The top was a nightmare to get up and > down, the ersatz 60's round chrome instruments were unreadable, and > the turn signal sound was a loud, poorly synthesized fake of an old > fashioned thermal plink-plonk thing. It did look sporty. > Ours was actually really cool. The 60's chrome instruments are still there but with large numbers and very readable. The car had mood lighting and you could change the color. Heck, even the pedal area was lit for whatever reason. The turn signal sounded like a real relay, or maybe I fell for an improved synthesized plink-plonk :-) It did have lots of gusto. However, it is definitely a car for no more than two occupants, the rear bench space is pathetic and we did not have a convertible. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: John Larkin on 27 Jul 2010 22:55 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:32 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >John Larkin wrote: >> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:13 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:33:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>> [...] >>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Never had trouble with anodizing flaking off. Maybe you got E. German >>>>>>>>>> aluminum. ;-) I think I still have my transmitter and last time I checked >>>>>>>>>> (when we moved - '08) the panel was still in good shape. I used Letra-Set on >>>>>>>>>> that, too, with DataKote (?) sprayed over it. I built the transmitter in '66. >>>>>>>>> It wasn't the anodizing that flaked off but the spray coating lifting >>>>>>>> >from the anodized surface. Worst case where a letter or number was. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Never had that problem with DataKote, unless it was damaged (scratched). >>>>>>> In Europe there was no DataKote, and I think it's been discontinued here >>>>>>> as well. So I had to make do with whatever was in the budget. And that >>>>>>> wasn't always much. I remember that I applied the clear coat on my regen >>>>>>> receiver from a bottle, using a brush. Afterwards I was a bit >>>>>>> disappointed but got used to the uneven look, actually started liking >>>>>>> it. Nowadays it's all the rage and called faux painting :-) >>>>>> Apparently it has, recently. I've seen it in the last ten years, or so, but a >>>>>> web search brings up nothing. I'm not much for faux painting, "woodtone", or >>>>>> "antiquing", either. ;-) >>>>> It depends. Last week I stayed in a hotel in Mountain View where faux >>>>> painting was done so well that it made you feel like you were in a >>>>> mediterranean resort. The weird thing is they combined that with modern >>>>> furniture, could have been Art Deco, don't know this stuff, but it >>>>> looked really cool. Great place, and one of the best (free) breakfasts I >>>>> ever had. It's this one: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.hotelzico.com/ >>>> Nice! How much $ ?? >>>> >>> Regular around $130/night. Keep in mind it's right next to a freeway but >>> that didn't bother me. >>> >>> The client engineer I traveled with has this habit of booking everything >>> last minute on hotwire.com. You select how many stars and click on >>> "book", without knowing which hotel and exactly where. Once the bid is >>> booked you are told hotel and location. This got us two rooms at the >>> Zico for $50 each. Fifty! Oh, and on top of that he also booked the car >>> via that and landed us a Ford Mustang. Yeehaw! >> >> Mo and I rented a red Mustang convertible, by accident, in western >> Massachusetts. Horrible car. The top was a nightmare to get up and >> down, the ersatz 60's round chrome instruments were unreadable, and >> the turn signal sound was a loud, poorly synthesized fake of an old >> fashioned thermal plink-plonk thing. It did look sporty. >> > >Ours was actually really cool. The 60's chrome instruments are still >there but with large numbers and very readable. The car had mood >lighting and you could change the color. Heck, even the pedal area was >lit for whatever reason. The turn signal sounded like a real relay, or >maybe I fell for an improved synthesized plink-plonk :-) > >It did have lots of gusto. However, it is definitely a car for no more >than two occupants, the rear bench space is pathetic and we did not have >a convertible. Hey, here it is: ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Mustang.jpg John
From: krw on 27 Jul 2010 23:15 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:55:05 -0700, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: >On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:32 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >wrote: > >>John Larkin wrote: >>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:13 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:33:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>> [...] >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Never had trouble with anodizing flaking off. Maybe you got E. German >>>>>>>>>>> aluminum. ;-) I think I still have my transmitter and last time I checked >>>>>>>>>>> (when we moved - '08) the panel was still in good shape. I used Letra-Set on >>>>>>>>>>> that, too, with DataKote (?) sprayed over it. I built the transmitter in '66. >>>>>>>>>> It wasn't the anodizing that flaked off but the spray coating lifting >>>>>>>>> >from the anodized surface. Worst case where a letter or number was. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Never had that problem with DataKote, unless it was damaged (scratched). >>>>>>>> In Europe there was no DataKote, and I think it's been discontinued here >>>>>>>> as well. So I had to make do with whatever was in the budget. And that >>>>>>>> wasn't always much. I remember that I applied the clear coat on my regen >>>>>>>> receiver from a bottle, using a brush. Afterwards I was a bit >>>>>>>> disappointed but got used to the uneven look, actually started liking >>>>>>>> it. Nowadays it's all the rage and called faux painting :-) >>>>>>> Apparently it has, recently. I've seen it in the last ten years, or so, but a >>>>>>> web search brings up nothing. I'm not much for faux painting, "woodtone", or >>>>>>> "antiquing", either. ;-) >>>>>> It depends. Last week I stayed in a hotel in Mountain View where faux >>>>>> painting was done so well that it made you feel like you were in a >>>>>> mediterranean resort. The weird thing is they combined that with modern >>>>>> furniture, could have been Art Deco, don't know this stuff, but it >>>>>> looked really cool. Great place, and one of the best (free) breakfasts I >>>>>> ever had. It's this one: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.hotelzico.com/ >>>>> Nice! How much $ ?? >>>>> >>>> Regular around $130/night. Keep in mind it's right next to a freeway but >>>> that didn't bother me. >>>> >>>> The client engineer I traveled with has this habit of booking everything >>>> last minute on hotwire.com. You select how many stars and click on >>>> "book", without knowing which hotel and exactly where. Once the bid is >>>> booked you are told hotel and location. This got us two rooms at the >>>> Zico for $50 each. Fifty! Oh, and on top of that he also booked the car >>>> via that and landed us a Ford Mustang. Yeehaw! >>> >>> Mo and I rented a red Mustang convertible, by accident, in western >>> Massachusetts. Horrible car. The top was a nightmare to get up and >>> down, the ersatz 60's round chrome instruments were unreadable, and >>> the turn signal sound was a loud, poorly synthesized fake of an old >>> fashioned thermal plink-plonk thing. It did look sporty. >>> >> >>Ours was actually really cool. The 60's chrome instruments are still >>there but with large numbers and very readable. The car had mood >>lighting and you could change the color. Heck, even the pedal area was >>lit for whatever reason. The turn signal sounded like a real relay, or >>maybe I fell for an improved synthesized plink-plonk :-) >> >>It did have lots of gusto. However, it is definitely a car for no more >>than two occupants, the rear bench space is pathetic and we did not have >>a convertible. > >Hey, here it is: > >ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Mustang.jpg > Send it to my wife. She wants one just like that. Well, a charcoal interior and top would be better.
From: Joerg on 28 Jul 2010 09:48 John Larkin wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:32 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> John Larkin wrote: >>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:13 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:33:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>> [...] >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Never had trouble with anodizing flaking off. Maybe you got E. German >>>>>>>>>>> aluminum. ;-) I think I still have my transmitter and last time I checked >>>>>>>>>>> (when we moved - '08) the panel was still in good shape. I used Letra-Set on >>>>>>>>>>> that, too, with DataKote (?) sprayed over it. I built the transmitter in '66. >>>>>>>>>> It wasn't the anodizing that flaked off but the spray coating lifting >>>>>>>>> >from the anodized surface. Worst case where a letter or number was. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Never had that problem with DataKote, unless it was damaged (scratched). >>>>>>>> In Europe there was no DataKote, and I think it's been discontinued here >>>>>>>> as well. So I had to make do with whatever was in the budget. And that >>>>>>>> wasn't always much. I remember that I applied the clear coat on my regen >>>>>>>> receiver from a bottle, using a brush. Afterwards I was a bit >>>>>>>> disappointed but got used to the uneven look, actually started liking >>>>>>>> it. Nowadays it's all the rage and called faux painting :-) >>>>>>> Apparently it has, recently. I've seen it in the last ten years, or so, but a >>>>>>> web search brings up nothing. I'm not much for faux painting, "woodtone", or >>>>>>> "antiquing", either. ;-) >>>>>> It depends. Last week I stayed in a hotel in Mountain View where faux >>>>>> painting was done so well that it made you feel like you were in a >>>>>> mediterranean resort. The weird thing is they combined that with modern >>>>>> furniture, could have been Art Deco, don't know this stuff, but it >>>>>> looked really cool. Great place, and one of the best (free) breakfasts I >>>>>> ever had. It's this one: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.hotelzico.com/ >>>>> Nice! How much $ ?? >>>>> >>>> Regular around $130/night. Keep in mind it's right next to a freeway but >>>> that didn't bother me. >>>> >>>> The client engineer I traveled with has this habit of booking everything >>>> last minute on hotwire.com. You select how many stars and click on >>>> "book", without knowing which hotel and exactly where. Once the bid is >>>> booked you are told hotel and location. This got us two rooms at the >>>> Zico for $50 each. Fifty! Oh, and on top of that he also booked the car >>>> via that and landed us a Ford Mustang. Yeehaw! >>> Mo and I rented a red Mustang convertible, by accident, in western >>> Massachusetts. Horrible car. The top was a nightmare to get up and >>> down, the ersatz 60's round chrome instruments were unreadable, and >>> the turn signal sound was a loud, poorly synthesized fake of an old >>> fashioned thermal plink-plonk thing. It did look sporty. >>> >> Ours was actually really cool. The 60's chrome instruments are still >> there but with large numbers and very readable. The car had mood >> lighting and you could change the color. Heck, even the pedal area was >> lit for whatever reason. The turn signal sounded like a real relay, or >> maybe I fell for an improved synthesized plink-plonk :-) >> >> It did have lots of gusto. However, it is definitely a car for no more >> than two occupants, the rear bench space is pathetic and we did not have >> a convertible. > > Hey, here it is: > > ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Mustang.jpg > Nice. They changed the outside design a wee bit. Of course, the real thing would be the one with the V8 in there but those are hard to find. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ "gmail" domain blocked because of excessive spam. Use another domain or send PM.
From: Phil Hobbs on 28 Jul 2010 17:31
Joerg wrote: > John Larkin wrote: >> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:46:32 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> John Larkin wrote: >>>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:39:39 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jim Thompson wrote: >>>>>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:09:02 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:26:13 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:33:48 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> krw(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz wrote: >>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Never had trouble with anodizing flaking off. Maybe you got E. German >>>>>>>>>>>> aluminum. ;-) I think I still have my transmitter and last time I checked >>>>>>>>>>>> (when we moved - '08) the panel was still in good shape. I used Letra-Set on >>>>>>>>>>>> that, too, with DataKote (?) sprayed over it. I built the transmitter in '66. >>>>>>>>>>> It wasn't the anodizing that flaked off but the spray coating lifting >>>>>>>>>> >from the anodized surface. Worst case where a letter or number was. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Never had that problem with DataKote, unless it was damaged (scratched). >>>>>>>>> In Europe there was no DataKote, and I think it's been discontinued here >>>>>>>>> as well. So I had to make do with whatever was in the budget. And that >>>>>>>>> wasn't always much. I remember that I applied the clear coat on my regen >>>>>>>>> receiver from a bottle, using a brush. Afterwards I was a bit >>>>>>>>> disappointed but got used to the uneven look, actually started liking >>>>>>>>> it. Nowadays it's all the rage and called faux painting :-) >>>>>>>> Apparently it has, recently. I've seen it in the last ten years, or so, but a >>>>>>>> web search brings up nothing. I'm not much for faux painting, "woodtone", or >>>>>>>> "antiquing", either. ;-) >>>>>>> It depends. Last week I stayed in a hotel in Mountain View where faux >>>>>>> painting was done so well that it made you feel like you were in a >>>>>>> mediterranean resort. The weird thing is they combined that with modern >>>>>>> furniture, could have been Art Deco, don't know this stuff, but it >>>>>>> looked really cool. Great place, and one of the best (free) breakfasts I >>>>>>> ever had. It's this one: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.hotelzico.com/ >>>>>> Nice! How much $ ?? >>>>>> >>>>> Regular around $130/night. Keep in mind it's right next to a freeway but >>>>> that didn't bother me. >>>>> >>>>> The client engineer I traveled with has this habit of booking everything >>>>> last minute on hotwire.com. You select how many stars and click on >>>>> "book", without knowing which hotel and exactly where. Once the bid is >>>>> booked you are told hotel and location. This got us two rooms at the >>>>> Zico for $50 each. Fifty! Oh, and on top of that he also booked the car >>>>> via that and landed us a Ford Mustang. Yeehaw! >>>> Mo and I rented a red Mustang convertible, by accident, in western >>>> Massachusetts. Horrible car. The top was a nightmare to get up and >>>> down, the ersatz 60's round chrome instruments were unreadable, and >>>> the turn signal sound was a loud, poorly synthesized fake of an old >>>> fashioned thermal plink-plonk thing. It did look sporty. >>>> >>> Ours was actually really cool. The 60's chrome instruments are still >>> there but with large numbers and very readable. The car had mood >>> lighting and you could change the color. Heck, even the pedal area was >>> lit for whatever reason. The turn signal sounded like a real relay, or >>> maybe I fell for an improved synthesized plink-plonk :-) >>> >>> It did have lots of gusto. However, it is definitely a car for no more >>> than two occupants, the rear bench space is pathetic and we did not have >>> a convertible. >> Hey, here it is: >> >> ftp://jjlarkin.lmi.net/Mustang.jpg >> > > Nice. They changed the outside design a wee bit. Of course, the real > thing would be the one with the V8 in there but those are hard to find. > The 2011 V6 is a completely different car--it's as fast as the 2010 GT, and the EPA laughingly says it gets 32 MPG on the highway. It's on the short list for my next vehicle. Cheers Phil Hobbs -- Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal ElectroOptical Innovations 55 Orchard Rd Briarcliff Manor NY 10510 845-480-2058 hobbs at electrooptical dot net http://electrooptical.net |