[geeks] retro magazine fun

Tue Nov 16 15:40:54 CST 2004

On Tue, Nov 16, 2004 at 04:45:53PM -0500, David L Kindred (Dave) wrote:
> >>>>> "Brian" == Brian Dunbar <brian.dunbar at plexus.com> writes:
>> Brian> Does anyone else miss Byte?
>> Up to a point, yes. In the era when "building your own computer" meant
> using a soldering iron and/or a wire-wrap tool, and cassette tape was
> still a storage medium, Byte was a good magazine.

Cassette tape might not be much of a storage medium anymore. But,
"building your own computer" still means grabbing a soldering iron,
unless you are going to grab a hot air gun or toss it in the oven.
Otherwise, it is merely assembling, not building your own.
-- 
Joshua D. Boyd
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http://www.jdboyd.net/
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