I knew that us tube guyses were ahead of the curve...

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mhardy6647
mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
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I'll just leave this here.

https://futurism.com/vacuum-tube-era-tech-is-ushering-in-a-new-generation-of-superfast-devices/
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  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,107
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    Existing vacuum tube tech required high voltages, high temperatures, or powerful lasers to knock electrons loose

    So my Dad's radiogram had lasers in it? Wow, I always suspected he was an alien. :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
    edited December 2017
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    Especially those pre-1960 vacuum tubes... how did they use lasers before they were invented?

    Time travel...

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,679
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    Yep2 wrote: »
    Dude with with the Orange Sign!
    You know, I still can't believe that I didn't hear that once during the last presidential election. :p
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  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 2,107
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    I used to believe in time travel but I was proved wrong next year.
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  • MrBuhl
    MrBuhl Posts: 2,419
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Especially those pre-1960 vacuum tubes... how did they use lasers before they were invented?

    Time travel...

    32magg9r007k.png

    That there made me LOL!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,029
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    That meme is old -- or then again, maybe it hasn't even happened yet.
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