tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post8862727870489839366..comments2023-10-31T02:43:39.094-07:00Comments on The Peripatetic Engineer: Trivia for the DayPeripatetic Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08508035944158746797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-88582358773598633492013-11-30T07:02:14.629-08:002013-11-30T07:02:14.629-08:00http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/s...http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/san-franciscos-secret-dc-grid<br /><br />You'll get a kick out of this.Clayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317258394378203986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-22555763178932080872013-11-24T00:07:32.310-08:002013-11-24T00:07:32.310-08:00Never knew that was how they did it, thanks for th...Never knew that was how they did it, thanks for the education!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115201021365461985.post-76420215589047915962013-11-22T06:24:16.299-08:002013-11-22T06:24:16.299-08:00My own personal mechanical thing of wonder was the...My own personal mechanical thing of wonder was the Model 19 Teletype.<br /><br />I owned one. Made it work, from the perforating paper tape punch to the tape rader to the keyboard to the clattering printer: hundreds of parts, each marvellously made, and if all was right, capable of transmitting and receiving the printed word from around the world.<br /><br />And at Christmas-time, an astute operator could make the bell play "Jingle Bells".<br /><br />MCmostly cajunhttp://mostlycajun.comnoreply@blogger.com