A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
A Brief Pause From The Ordinary..., Demographics time--please just humor me |
Jul 29 2011, 09:36 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 15 Joined: 24-July 11 From: Cumberland Plateau Member No.: 6084 |
Sometime during 1968 I was ambling through
a pine stand near Kingsland, Georgia. I noticed something dangling from a low hanging branch. It was a rocket section with chute still attached. It was hanging there like fruit waiting for my tiny hands to grasp. An honest to god rocket! "woowoo!!!" I shrieked with boyish enthusiasm. I ran home and handed it over to my parents. It had officious instructions about returning it to "the proper governmental authorities" or some such boilerplate. My father gave it to someone he worked with and that was the last I heard of it. Never found out what its actual function was or what organization launched it. I was five at the time so I the whole episode left me feeling like I had discovered a secret cache of pirate gold |
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Sep 8 2011, 02:55 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
this seemed like the only place to put this....
...for those of you who remember and may have actually built one (back in the day) ... Heathkit -- yes, that HEATHKIT --just made the announcement that they are back in the DIY KIT Business ! http://www.heathkit.com/ Yeahhhhh! -------------------- CLA CLL
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Sep 9 2011, 03:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 599 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 476 |
Hmm, maybe there will also be a MITS or IMSAI revival.
Probably not. mchan pdp11 front panel toggler |
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