Still got a Dynakit 70 and a Lafayette tube preamp. Got some crackles these days, but they still have a better sound than any transistor receiver I've ever owned. That's why my guitar amps are all tubes... :-)
I still have some Heathkit gear floating around. My dad and I built a Heathkit console color TV shortly after they came out. *********************** Charlie Kaiser [email protected] Kingman, AZ *********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Holstrom, Don [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 6:27 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > I miss the Heath kits. I built a couple of Dynaco amps and > such back then too. Oh, well... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Remember Heathkit? > > Those were the days. > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > www.eaglemds.com > [email protected] > ________________________________________ > From: Steven M. Caesare [[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:36 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > My Dad had a tube tester from his Dad (who had a radio then > TV repair shop way back when), and used to fix TV’s for > friends. Back when they were tubes and discrete components. > Transistors, diodes, capacitors (of different flavors), > resistors. Soldering irons. Transformers. Voltmeters. > O-scopes. I’d sit on his workbench and watch. > > Then digital came along. TTL circuitry. 555 timer projects. > Boolean logic. Flip-flops and oscillators. > > Now everything is on a chip, and disposable. > > Not to sound crotchety, because of course the density makes > individual component troubleshooting near impossible, but it > was a fun time to be able to read a schematic of a > television, etc… and be able to determine what an individual > component did. > > -sc > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 11:39 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > +1 > > To take it a step further…It seems that most people in this > business these days don’t have a clue what a transistor or a > P-N Junction is. My father played with some of the first > transistors ever available to the public. Practically > everything I know (or at least the technical foundation > thereof), I learned from him. I learned how to count by > counting electronic components for him…transistors, LEDs, > ICs…and no, the cadmium, lead, nickel, etc that I handled as > a young child didn’t affect me in the leas…le…leas…least. > <insert vision of my head twitching as I type…> > > And of course, don’t forget about vacuum tubes… > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> > www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> > > ________________________________ > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 8:22 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > I know. > > It’s probably how the previous generation felt about punch > cards and mag tape reels. > > -sc > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 7:24 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs > > We're all much better off for having had to learn that stuff > back in the day. > > The younguns today are cheated by comparison, and don't even know it. > > > -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker > Sent from my Verizon Smartphone > > ________________________________ > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 19:10:44 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Ahh yes… Helix. > > And the LIM* spec that allowed precious memory above the 1MB > expanded memory area to be used. > > -sc > > > *Lotus –Intel-Microsoft > > From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 5:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: CompTIA certs > > Helix Netroom was my favorite! They had a nice high memory > mouse driver. > > > -ASB: http://xeesm.com/AndrewBaker > Sent from my Verizon Smartphone > > ________________________________ > From: "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 15:55:20 -0500 > To: NT System Admin Issues<[email protected]> > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Snob… EMM386 and DoubleSpace not good enuff for you huh? > > Let me guess you ran QuarterDesk or GEM too? > > ☺ > > -sc > > From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:44 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > I have to go tweak my QEMM settings again, and see if I can > get DiskDoubler to squeeze a few more bytes of storage out of > my ST-225 HD, which by the way, shakes the whole desk as the > heads seek. > After that, I have to work on getting Win 3.0 to work better > in my DeskPro window. > > ________________________________ > From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 1:35 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Excuse me, I have to go install my math coprocessor. > > -sc > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:17 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Ok, I’m not very old (at least I don’t consider myself to > be), but thanks for making me feel even older now! ☺ > > And how about the nifty LED displays that showed at what > speed the CPU was operating, along with the “Turbo” button? > > I can’t tell you how disappointed I was when I realized it > was just a bunch of jumpers that I could program myself… > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> > www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> > > ________________________________ > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 2:09 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Yep! And how to install EISA cards using bear skins and stone knives. > > From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 12:38 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Seriously?!? Wasn’t like that when I took it either back in ‘99. > > Sheesh. > > Of course back then they also covered 8 bit vs 16 bit ISA, > IRQ, and DMA… > > > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE > Technology Coordinator > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA > [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> > www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> > > ________________________________ > From: Maglinger, Paul [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:37 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > I just spoke with someone who recently got the A+. He was > very disappointed in the test. It seems that it deals more > now with IT professionalism than technical expertise. An > example question he gave me was, “ You are working in a > company’s Payroll department and notice some confidential > papers on the desk. What do you do?” It wasn’t like that > when I took it. > > > From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 9:24 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > You’ve gotta start somewhere, though. I started with A+, > Network+, and I-Net+ just to get some (relatively) easy > letters after my name. > > That was a few years ago, and hopefully the A+ exam in > particular has changed. I had been building and repairing > computers for years when I took it, but still had to study a > fair amount because I found that the exam wasn’t quite > aligned with the real world. Which I guess can be said of most exams. > > > > John > > > > > > From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2010 10:08 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > IMHO these are very baseline certs. With 15+ years, you > should be looking at more advanced certification. > > Cheers > Ken > > From: paul d [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, 1 March 2010 10:06 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: CompTIA certs > > Thanks, guys. I do have 15+ years. Just looking into maybe > getting a few. 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