Gaps in the collection (was Re: rarest computers. )

Tony Duell ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk
Thu Aug 12 17:33:21 CDT 2004


> The chief electrical engineer at our company in the 1980s was a fellow who 
> excelled at making components in his designs do two or three jobs each.  
> It's an artistry that HP displayed, as you indicate.

A prime example of this is in GPO (UK) telephones. In things like the 
706, many of the components (like capacitors) do 2 or 3 jobs!

-tony



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