- 1. [Amps] one people, separated by a common language (score: 1)
- Author: Steve Jackson <kz1x@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:44:37 -0700 (PDT)
- I was going to ask the same question. I always wondered why the G's snickered softly when the name "Heathkit" was mentioned. While I'm posting, has anyone yet received a 3CX1500D7? Anyone figured ou
- /archives//html/Amps/2004-04/msg00180.html (7,360 bytes)
- 2. re: [Amps] one people, separated by a common language (score: 1)
- Author: Roger Parsons <ve3zi@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 13:45:15 +0100 (BST)
- I hate to admit my ignorance, but: Who was Rube Goldberg? Heath Robinson was a guy who would make things that worked from unsuitable materials. Note that it is important that the things actually work
- /archives//html/Amps/2004-04/msg00189.html (7,674 bytes)
- 3. Fw: [Amps] one people, separated by a common language (score: 1)
- Author: "Barry Kirkwood" <bjk@ihug.co.nz>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 04:42:38 -0000
- Heath Robinson was an English cartoonist and illustrator widely syndicated in the 20s, 30s and 40s. Typical cartoon showing "Professor Brainstawm" operating a weird device cobbled together to achieve
- /archives//html/Amps/2004-04/msg00208.html (8,499 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Amps] one people, separated by a common language (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <wrt@dslextreme.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 07:13:34 -0700
- _________________________________________________________ Rube was famous for making things far more complex than they needed to be, and often they performed some meaningless task as well. You've pro
- /archives//html/Amps/2004-04/msg00216.html (8,234 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Amps] one people, separated by a common language (score: 1)
- Author: "k7fm" <k7fm@teleport.com>
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 21:24:33 -0700
- In the discussions of heath Robinson, it sounded a bit like our Rube Goldberg. I had not been to the official Rube Goldberg website lately, and take a short excursion into history at www.rube-goldber
- /archives//html/Amps/2004-04/msg00227.html (8,454 bytes)
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