Tips on that. Don't try and use lead free solder. In the 1990s I won a soldering competition but struggle using lead free. Equipment as old as a...
It wasn't difficult to find one [ATTACH] Nobody ever came up with a definite answer although some were made in China. I have always wondered if...
Fifteen years ago I used to see similar pictures of GF777s on eBay. I think it was two or three Chinese sellers who realised the value outside of...
Belts that last 40 years aren't unheard of. In contrast the belts in the Korean made Sony Walkmans seem to turn into goo after 20 years. My guess...
I know exactly what you mean about the iPod dock. For a short while it seemed most electronic devices over £30 had one. In 2011 we bought a 19"...
Quite a few news articles today including an interview with Roger Taylor about it being the 50th anniversary of a well known single being...
But "large' video capable LCDs weren't an existing product back then. I would love to remember the year I went to an AV show where Sharp were...
You didn't mention using the computer for work in your original post giving me the impression that you only used it for MP3s. :boogie: Regarding...
Here is its successor. [MEDIA] I remember seeing one of these in a department store when they came out. They were very expensive. For the same...
Interesting to see a early Toughbook. How much did it cost you back then? The only "Laptop" I had back then was a Toshiba T3100, which was mains...
Here is its big brother and the other two MP3 players in the 2002 Argos catalogue [ATTACH] These three are all hard disc based. In contrast in the...
Can't you trace where they go on the board? From their position my guess would be either the battery, or the motor. Did you notice all the other...
Yes the Sanyo is 8mm. I had to download a manual to find the eject button, which is cunningly hidden under the viewfinder when it is folded down....
Kodak. Someone was discussing the same model here https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1276432 The Wikipedia page on 8mm only...
http://www.digital-watch.com/DWL/1work/seiko-memo-dairy https://wornandwound.com/from-deep-in-the-watch-box-the-seiko-data-2000/ I guess the...
In the 1980s we had one of these at work along with the TMS990 minicomputer it was designed to be used with. [ATTACH] More details here...
Q. When is a Hong Kong Walkman not made in Hong Kong ? A. When it is a Sony made in Japan! I guess this was sold as a souvenir, maybe in Sony...
In the U.K. only schools and real enthusiasts with large bank balances / credit card limits could afford disk drives. Most people used cassette...
No Let's Rock Southampton this year :nonoplease However, today there was a concert literally two miles up the road. Being at the seaside there...
Dayton Hamvention https://hamvention.org/ has the reputation of being the best in the world. I have never been to a Radio Rally outside of the...
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