The focus continues on the dead media thread in this week's episode of the Random Access Thought, an exclusive feature of This Week in Amateur Radio.Actually, it's not so much DEAD as OBSOLETE. Any high tech item you purchase today is doomed to obsolescence within a matter of months as the next "latest and greatest" hits the store shelves.
Hosted by The Dead Media Guy, this week's RAT also features the Krasnov family, including Marilyn, Beverly (Mother Radio) Boleslav and Cigman. The items discussed are computer serial ports, the venerable Western Union Telegram, the Zaurus pocket organizer, early versions of the Palm Pilot (I have an "old" Palm M500 and a Sony Clique here, both of which belong to MNOAOS Zach) and the original Nintendo Gameboy (mine!)!
There is a new TWIAR Blog Promo on board this week, featuring the enigmatic TANK and Zach and a new QSL card offer as well, starring Mother Radio and Zach's digital pal Bix Nix. Of course, a bevy of rare vintage 1950's era analog sound effects are littered throughout all the Random Access elements so make a point to secure a download of this week's This Week!
So go get This Week in Amateur Radio Ham Service and the TWIARi Broadcast version, or even better connect to http://twiar.org/n2fnh/RATParts
Look for file number RAT080409_DED3.WAV - DEAD MEDIA: SERIAL PORTS AND OTHER THINGS, right click and "Save Target As" to your hardddrive. Use your WinZIP or IZArc to extract the ripe RAT audio WAV file inside!
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