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August 1960 Radio-Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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In the joke-telling
realm, probably the most oft-adopted axiom is to "know your audience." Another
is that if you need to explain a joke, you have failed in your attempt at humor. In
this case, a little insight into the mindset of the era (from a 1960
Radio-Electronics magazine) might help you appreciate the electronics-theme
comics messages since we don't typically think in the same terms today. The
page 42 comic leverages the huge obsession many technophiles had with stereo
equipment. Believe it or not, really powerful public address (PA) systems were a
big deal, too, as the page 95 comic intimates. Given that almost no consumer
products use voltage supplies of high enough voltage and/or frequency to impart
an RF burn to a serviceman, the page 122 comic probably also portrays a foreign
concept. Now that you are privy to the motives behind the comics, feel free to
laugh accordingly.
Electronics-Themed Comics
"Stereo"
Page 42
Page 95
"What's this 'rf burn,' $30?"
Page 122
Posted April 13, 2023
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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