Gaps in the collection (was Re: rarest computers. )

From: Stan Barr <stanb_at_dial.pipex.com>
Date: Wed Aug 18 03:05:00 2004

Hi,

"Dwight K. Elvey" <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com> said:
>
> >From: "Geoffrey Thomas" <geoffreythomas_at_onetel.com>
> >
> >Just remembered - it was the "spontaflex" ,- it was Sir Douglas Hall and
> >there is a web page devoted to his circuits.
> >Geoff.
> >
>
> Hi
> A quick search shows that these are at:
>
> http://freespace.virgin.net/spontaflex.reflex/
>
> From looking at some of the text, these are a combination
> of a reflex with some regenerative feedback to increase the
> Q of the tuning circuits.
> I suppose one could write programs to sing through such
> a receiver on their clasic computer.

I built a 1-transistor regenerative reflex receiver back in the
late '60s. I used a OC170 transistor salvaged from a scrap Ferranti
computer board, which keeps it on-topic I suppose :-)

I wish I'd kept the board now...probably an Atlas one :-(

-- 
Cheers,
Stan Barr  stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
The future was never like this!
Received on Wed Aug 18 2004 - 03:05:00 BST

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