tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post2378826059326752269..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: An Oldie But A Goodie SiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-75055701520208834392017-05-31T22:14:32.661-04:002017-05-31T22:14:32.661-04:00You gave me a brain worm. At first I thought Poly...You gave me a brain worm. At first I thought Poly Paks, but a quick search for old ads showed it's not them. Then a Surplus place like Surplus Sales of Nebraska. Nope. <br /><br />For a completely unrelated reason, I had recently downloaded a copy of the June 1976 issue of 73 Magazine. I started looking and quickly found "Amp L'Anny" The company was Tri Tek. <br /><br />A quick search shows a couple of places by that name, so I can't be sure if it's the same place, still in business. Could be. <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-78544391194744696502017-05-31T18:29:47.049-04:002017-05-31T18:29:47.049-04:00No need to buy anything! The ad says your tuition...No need to buy anything! The ad says your tuition includes a molecule wrench. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30341267592385100252017-05-31T18:26:57.234-04:002017-05-31T18:26:57.234-04:00Ummm ... OK, I want to be a quantum mechanic. Do I...Ummm ... OK, I want to be a quantum mechanic. Do I need to buy metric or inch spanners or both? I don't want to waste my money! >};o)<br /><br />Phil BAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-51298238236328045232017-05-31T14:30:34.437-04:002017-05-31T14:30:34.437-04:00Zip code 51106 is in Sioux City Iowa! Hmm, somethi...Zip code 51106 is in Sioux City Iowa! Hmm, something's not quite right here...;^). Thanks for posting though. Hope you find and post the ads for the radio surplus house that featured the busty figurine known as "Ample Annie".Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15565841539322444604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-87629485406244485452017-05-30T22:02:10.081-04:002017-05-30T22:02:10.081-04:00Au contraire, I do believe I remember that one. Th...Au contraire, I do believe I remember that one. The ads in the back of those magazines were always good for a laugh. It was known at the time that there are people who will buy <i>anything</i>, and the ads were cheap (I had one in a couple of magazines for selling a computer game – and I actually made back the cost of the ad). Being a physics guy, the "Quantum Mechanic" caught my eye. I think this is the real deal (pretty expensive for 1978, too).Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-26491793839380643092017-05-30T12:52:05.451-04:002017-05-30T12:52:05.451-04:00I never thought it was in PM, just a parody. I...I never thought it was in PM, just a parody. I'd be rather surprised if it was there.<br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-69059335855148149142017-05-30T11:59:19.310-04:002017-05-30T11:59:19.310-04:00I'll go looking through boxes sometime. I have...I'll go looking through boxes sometime. I have every issue from 1938 through 1985, courtesy of my father's habits. It's a real hoot to haul one down occasionally and see how far we've come (and how far we've fallen, given the quality of the DIY projects in the early ones).Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-81136047130707084702017-05-30T11:44:56.368-04:002017-05-30T11:44:56.368-04:00I thought it was Popular Mechanics. I thought it was Popular Mechanics. SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-86047755771404557832017-05-30T11:42:32.563-04:002017-05-30T11:42:32.563-04:00It says April 1978. If you could tell me which mag...It <i>says</i> April 1978. If you could tell me which magazine, I probably have a copy of it around here somewheres. It looks too sophisticated for <i>Popular Science</i>, and I don't think <i>Mechanix Illustrated</i> was still going in 1978 – so I'm going with <i>Popular Mechanics</i>.Malatropenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30949662600257772712017-05-30T11:34:24.743-04:002017-05-30T11:34:24.743-04:00I wonder what the shipping costs are on the Cyclot...I wonder what the shipping costs are on the CyclotronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com