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July 1967 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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It is Friday when this is
being posted, so that makes it a good day for these three new electronics-themed
comics. They come from a 1967 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine, so
the scenarios are a bit outdated. However, even if you didn't live during the
era or have not read much about what the hottest topics and concerns of the era
were, you can still appreciate the humor. As recently as the 1990s and early
2000s there were still a fair number of computer and electronics repair services
around, so even
Gen Z'ers might remember them, and certainly
Millennials (aka Gen Y). By 1967, vacuum tubes were disappearing from the repair
scene as radio and TV owners replaced broken sets with newer transistorized
models - which would also break down and need repair. With tubes, you could pull
them all from the chassis and take them to a store with an automatic tester, and
there was a good chance the problem would be fixed with a $2 tube. Solid state
equipment was not so easy to service, but then overall they were more reliable.
Have a great weekend!
Electronics-Themed Comics
"Would you mind turning that off, Al? You know I can't stand people watching me when I work."
Page 6
"It's a homemade garage door opener."
Page 26
"If it gives you any more trouble: Don't call me; I'll call you."
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Page 78
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
272 pages as of 12/16/2025.
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