Christie's reference to vacuum tubes reminds me of something I meant to
pass along.
About 9 weeks ago I started searching for a specific Mac adapter that
converted the goofy 45 pin output of the PowerMac 6100/60 to a normal 15
pin Mac output, so I could then convert it to SVGA.
With some pointers from Kathy Gill, I began a quest for the part at Mom
and Pop shops around the world (most of whom in turn referred me to each
other).
At the same time, since I had the workbench cleaned off, I pulled a 1948
RCA radio and 78rpm turntable off the shelf and started working on it,
too. Always thought it would be a nice hacking project to get that
sucker working so I could listen to scratchy old big band music on
vintage 78s. Had to do some re-wiring, but all it needed were a few
vacuum tubes.
So, I started looking for those too.
At the end of the hunt, here's the results:
Time to find common 50 year old vacuum tube on net: 4 days
Time to find specialized 50 year old vacuum tube on net: 11 days
Time to find that 3 year old Mac connector: 9 weeks, 2 days
Rather ironic, I thought. Especially since the Mac connector cost more
than either vacuum tube.
And with all those vacuum tubes, the radio also heats about 25% of the
house (turntable not working yet) *chuckle*
B
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