Modern Electronics (was Re: List charter mods & headcount... ; -))

From: Dwight K. Elvey <dwight.elvey_at_amd.com>
Date: Mon Jun 21 15:12:57 2004

>From: "Kevin Handy" <kth_at_srv.net>
>
>Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
>
>>>This is more of what I'm getting at. Does it matter that some knowledge
>>>is lost as generations go on? Are we ever going to need to go back to
>>>tubes to design electronic circuits?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>There was an idea some time back that if we ever get to the moon that we
>>could be using "open-air" valves (tubes) in the vacuum there for high
>>powered devices - with the benefit that goes with the better radiation
>>resistance that goes with valve technology.It would be quite cool to watch a
>>tv picture on an open CRT methinks.But don't walk between the plates.
>>Keep those old Mullard/Thorn/EMI books - GE in the states?
>>
>>
>I think you would have problems with cross-talk between the
>open tubes, unless you limited your design to a single tube,
>or had large spaces between the tubes.
>
>The glass does more than just hold the vacuum, it is also an
>insulator.
>
>


Hi
 Just some wire mesh that is charged can make a shield.
You just have to herd these pesky little electrons.
Dwight
Received on Mon Jun 21 2004 - 15:12:57 BST