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Author: Ted Nolan Ted Nolan Date: Mar 2, 2007 14:49
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>On Feb 24, 6:54 pm, "Dave" bellsouth.net> wrote:>> The Homier tool sale came to town this weekend, and I got DOC SAVAGE-
>> style spring generator flashlights for the grandsons -- 99 cents each.
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>> Also got a crank-generator transistor radio for $9.99
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>> Dave
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>Funny, not too long ago (in a galaxy far far away...) I was posing to
>some Star Trek folks the question of how many things show in fiction
>we currently had as commonplace nowadays.
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>Doc's world is a fertile place for many things that were cutting edge
>then but are vintage now, like personal audio recorders. (Although I
>seem to remember them being done with a WIRE as the medium.)
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>TBerk
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Wire recorders actually did exist and predate tape recorders. I guess
making a wire is easier than making a plastic tape that won't break
with a magnetic coating that won't fall off...
Ted
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