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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Electronics-Themed Comics
"They aren't making them the way they used to - thank God!" Page 86
"Stereo." Page 95
"Suggested by, Jerry Filipek
"It has hi-fi sound, a locked-in picture, and also whitewall tires." Page 98
"Why are you complaining you're not busy? Here's one call from your Aunt Mae; here's one from your sister Fran; here's another one from your mother, and here's .... " 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).
275 pages as of 5/13/2026.
RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling
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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