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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by codedokode on Friday April 19, 2019 @08:26AM (#19698980)
Because radios in those days were made properly, without planned obsolescence!
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Re:Former student destroys 59 university computers using USB... by klodolph on Friday April 19, 2019 @10:22AM (#19699831)
That's the filter of history at work. By and large, old radios were not built to last. The only ones that survive are the ones that, because of good design, good luck, or gentle use, managed to make it to today.

I repair & build vacuum tube equipment as a hobby.

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