It is
Thanksgiving Day in the United States, so a lot of people will be off work, sitting
at home waiting for the turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, hot rolls, assorted
vegetables, and of course pumpkin pie for the grand finale. If that describes you, or
you are visiting from elsewhere, here are a couple of electronics-themed comics from
vintage Radio-Electronics magazines to bide the time. For anyone not old enough to
remember when reel-to-reel magnetic tape players (see example to the left) were the
prized possession of every true audiophile, the comic on the bottom might be a bit
confusing. Recorded music quality was better than other formats, and the machines had
much finer control over play speed accuracy. Buying factory-recorded song reels was
very expensive, so just about everyone I knew with a reel-to-reel recorded songs onto
tape from the radio, cassette tapes, or albums, so the quality was no better than the
original inferior formats. The advantage of a reel-to-reel, even with second-hand
recordings, was that you could get a couple hours of play time before having to
change the reel. Of course no self-respecting reel-to-reel tape deck owner would even
consider recording from an 8-track tape.
Electronics-Themed Comics from September 1968 and March 1969
September 1968 Radio-Electronics
[Table of Contents]
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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September 1968, Page 22 "Ohms, watts,
volts, amplifiers, capacitors and audio frequency he understands. Faucets and drains
are too complicated!"
March 1969 Radio-Electronics
[Table of Contents]
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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March 1969, Page 77 "When dad plays it
he gets music."
Posted November 22, 2018
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines.
I personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized
some). 235 pages as of 6/28/2024
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