From: Alan Kim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 09:14:37 -0400
"Raise your hand if you're old enough to remember the drug store vaccuum tube kiosks for troubleshooting and repairing your own TVs."
Hand way up ;-)
It may of not been as long ago as you think. At least in some parts of the country. When I moved to Portland in 1984. The local chain grocery store "Fred Myers" (now part of Krogers) still had tube kiosks as did all the local Radio shacks. In fact since tubes were still so easy to come by and test. I sold my tube tester at a garage sale. It wasn't my idea ;-) But as a collector of old radios I sure wish I still had it . Will S
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