Oldies but goodies

[sparkz_alot]

Sometimes I feel a bit nostalgic and I will just browse the web, usually looking for something specific and ending up miles (megabytes ?) away, forgetting what it was I was originally looking for.  That was the case this morning.  In my very early youth, I was really big into kit building, usually from Heathkit and Conar and built everything from stereo speakers (the easiest) to an oscilloscope (the hardest).  Then one day, I came across this: Altair 8800 . All those lights and switches, I was mesmerized. It was, alas, the kit that got away as I was not able to afford the (then) hefty price tag.

Also during this morning, I ran across a more recent news article: Ancient Commodore 64.  Now who'd of thunk 

[Larz60+]

I bought a couple of these for my kids.
I'm pretty sure that at least one of them survived and is stored away.
I also bought them both games every time there was a gift occasion.
Though I never tried it, their favorite was one called 'car wars'

[ichabod801]

Loved Car Wars. I used to run a Car Wars league in my game store. Although, that was the table top game, so maybe we're talking about different things.

My dad got me a Heathkit for a computer with only an octal display and a similar keyboard, but I never built it.

[Ofnuts]

Speaking of Heathkit, I came across a Heathkit ham radio microphone in a yard sale about a month ago. Always wondered what it was doing there (no other electronic gear in sight, and this things cannot be connected to you usual consumer elctronics...). I used to salivate a lot over their catalog in the 70s, but never bought anything from them.

[Larz60+]

I have been in amateur radio since I was 7 years old.
I built several transceivers from Heathkit and always enjoyed them the most.

[Skaperen]

Sometimes I feel a bit nostalgic and I will just browse the web, usually looking for something specific and ending up miles (megabytes ?) away, forgetting what it was I was originally looking for.  That was the case this morning.  In my very early youth, I was really big into kit building, usually from Heathkit and Conar and built everything from stereo speakers (the easiest) to an oscilloscope (the hardest).  Then one day, I came across this: Altair 8800 . All those lights and switches, I was mesmerized. It was, alas, the kit that got away as I was not able to afford the (then) hefty price tag.

my mother bought one of those.  she got the 2nd floppy drive and the printer, too

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I have been in amateur radio since I was 7 years old.
I built several transceivers from Heathkit and always enjoyed them the most.

call?

mine is edit: removed

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Speaking of Heathkit, I came across a Heathkit ham radio microphone in a yard sale about a month ago. Always wondered what it was doing there (no other electronic gear in sight, and this things cannot be connected to you usual consumer elctronics...). I used to salivate a lot over their catalog in the 70s, but never bought anything from them.

someone bought the big gear in the previous yard sale.  too bad you missed it.

[Larz60+]

Don't want to post that here.

[sparkz_alot]

Skaperen, I agree with Larz60+ about not posting his call. You should edit out your call (if you can't, perhaps a mod will do it for you).   73

[Kebap]

Edited and removed the call. You can post it again if you want, but remember the advise against

[Ofnuts]

What are call if not userids in the big ham radio forum?