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August 1961 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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As with the hundreds of
other electronics-themed comics I have posted from vintage technology magazines,
these three from a 1961 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine reflect the
issues on the minds of readers of the era. Some topics are passé at this point
in time, but many are still very relevant. The page 89 comic reflects how
computers, aside from being behemoths, were still an unknown entity to most
people whose expectations for their computing capacity was pretty low.
Fred-the-serviceman's depiction exemplifies how a lot of people thought of those
"rip-off" practitioners of electronics wizardry took advantage of hapless
television and stereo owners. The truth is a typical house call charge (not
including troubleshooting and parts replacement) was around $2, which in 2024
money
equates to $21. Try to get a house call for that much today. The scenario in
the page 104 comic was enough to cause the survey caller to deem the guy a crank
by claiming to be watching three shows at a time, but that would not be so
unusual today. Enjoy.
Electronics-Themed Comics
"Testing ... 2 times 2, 3 times ... "
Page 89
"Fred's doing so well he's hired a tube caddy."
Page 99
TV survey? Yes. Right now I'm watching three channels ... hello?
Hello? .. Page 104
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
256 pages as of 4/18/2025.
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