OT Don't read this (was Re: Altair MBL source)

[woodelf]

Tony Duell wrote:

>I nthe 1920's, Lowe (in Germany) made a radio receiver which consisted of 
>a tuend ciruit, headphones, batteries, and a single glass envelope. That 
>contained 3 triodes and all the R's and C's. 
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I posted a link to that earlier. I think at that time Germany had a 
large tax on radios,
more tubes, bigger the tax.

>The idea did not catch on. The single glass device was expensive, and if 
>any part failed you ad to replace the whole thing. Other radios were much 
>cheaper to repair.
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Two things I think killed that idea .
1) The tax laws may have changed permiting cheaper radios.
2) WWII
Ben alias woodelf