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G6Tanuki · 7th Jan 2019, 10:07 pm

I'm happy to look back over the odd copies of "Electronic Design" and "RF Design" I retained from the 1980s/early-1990s.

Amusing to see 'spectacular' performance-announcements in computing from companies like Silicon Graphics, |D|I|G|I|T|A|L|, Cray Research, Gould/SEL, the first consumer-availability of cellphones, or Radar-stuff from Raytheon [Anyone remember PAVE PAWS ??].

One such magazine details Rockwell Corporation's first integrated GPS receiver - for the US Military, at around $35,000 per unit. Now we have this technology in a £30 mobile-phone.

As was said in 1982's "Blade Runner",

~~~All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain~~~.

7th Jan 2019, 10:07 pm	#11
G6Tanuki Dekatron Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 14,007	Re: Old books/magazines and the gems within I'm happy to look back over the odd copies of "Electronic Design" and "RF Design" I retained from the 1980s/early-1990s. Amusing to see 'spectacular' performance-announcements in computing from companies like Silicon Graphics, \|D\|I\|G\|I\|T\|A\|L\|, Cray Research, Gould/SEL, the first consumer-availability of cellphones, or Radar-stuff from Raytheon [Anyone remember PAVE PAWS ??]. One such magazine details Rockwell Corporation's first integrated GPS receiver - for the US Military, at around $35,000 per unit. Now we have this technology in a £30 mobile-phone. As was said in 1982's "Blade Runner", ~~~All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain~~~.