[GreenKeys] Regarding Heathkit

[hunybuny at eskimo.com]

Hey Guys;

Boy - do I miss Heathkit!  *SNIFF*

I got licensed as a Novice in 1968 and loved getting those
Heathkit catalogs in the mail.

Me 'n' the guy would cut out the pictures and put them together
to make our dream stations!  :-)

Oh - I had a lot of:

STEP: 998 - plug power cord into wall socket. Set power switch to "ON".

STEP: 999 - tune for minimum smoke...

And I agree with the author's observation of overseas products that
are already built and cheaper than a kit - plus the instant gratification
factor.

I used to *HATE* Microsoft because of their junky software. Then, when
I started to do front-end tech support at HP and had to deal with the
American consumer, I came to appreciate how much effort went into the
human interface to the operating system for cretins that didn't want
to learn *ANYTHING* - they just want it to work *NOW* !!!

UE,
W6ESE - tony
NNNNZCZC


Don Robert House wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
> Ah, nostalgia.
> 
> <http://electronicdesign.com/Articles/Index.cfm?AD=1&ArticleID=20689&bypass=1 
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