Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
Here is a little
technology humor to help easy you into the week ahead, compliments of the April
1969 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine. Ironically, the themes of
the three comics (by three separate artists) represent an evolution of the
electronics realm over the past few decades, although almost certainly not
planned by the editors. The first has to do with a couple TV servicemen
installing an antenna, the second is of an out-of-work TV repairman, and the
third is what might be considered a drone by today's norms. There is a huge list
of other comics at the bottom of the page. I colorized them for you.
Comics
"The boss'll be furious. You bent the antenna!"
Page 66
Page 93
Page 94
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
275 pages as of 5/13/2026.
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2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed
formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit
design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at
the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps
while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail"
when a new message arrived...
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