From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=HTML_MESSAGE, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 24076 invoked from network); 6 Dec 2021 05:20:32 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 6 Dec 2021 05:20:32 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id A19D39CEDF; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:20:30 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBF469CD84; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:19:03 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 2FBD49CD84; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:19:01 +1000 (AEST) Received: from rooster.satexas.com (rooster.satexas.com [207.235.90.2]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2BBBB9CD6D for ; Mon, 6 Dec 2021 15:18:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by rooster.satexas.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B4301C2A8E; Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:18:57 -0600 (CST) Received: from rooster.satexas.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rooster.satexas.com [127.0.0.1]) (maiad, port 10024) with ESMTP id 54159-04; Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:18:56 -0600 (CST) Received: from smtpclient.apple (rrcs-71-42-153-194.sw.biz.rr.com [71.42.153.194]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: csauer@nwhillsumc.org) by rooster.satexas.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 314651C2A82; Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:18:56 -0600 (CST) From: "Charles H. Sauer" Message-Id: <07160F1F-2B40-4E7C-9159-7A5297DE697F@technologists.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_EBC20704-7732-4583-BDFE-6EC090432D31" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 15.0 \(3693.20.0.1.32\)) Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 23:18:49 -0600 In-Reply-To: <261e2007-a199-b436-f881-8a5f821f86ba@halwitz.org> To: Dan Halbert References: <261e2007-a199-b436-f881-8a5f821f86ba@halwitz.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3693.20.0.1.32) X-Virus-Scanned: World Net ProMail v2.0.0 Subject: Re: [TUHS] Book Recommendation X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --Apple-Mail=_EBC20704-7732-4583-BDFE-6EC090432D31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Dec 5, 2021, at 10:42 PM, Dan Halbert wrote: >=20 > On 12/5/21 11:25 PM, Adam Thornton wrote: >> I wonder how many of you don't know about Don Lancaster. >>=20 >> Pioneer in home computing back when that meant something, inventor of = a very low cost 1970s video terminal (the TV Typewriter), tremendously = skilled hacker, brilliant guy. >>=20 >=20 > In 1970, in eighth grade, I learned digital logic from his "RTL = Cookbook" and the SWTPC Digital Logic Microlab, from Popular = Electronics: https://www.tinaja.com/glib/microlab.pdf, both of which I = still have. In 1972, while i was still ambivalent about my music ambitions, in the = second year of my transition to computer ambitions, pondering the = combination of those ambitions, I built one of Lancaster=E2=80=99s = function generator projects, depicted on the cover at = https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Electronics/70s/1972/Radio-Ele= ctronics-1972-09.pdf = . I think i still have it in the garage, but am = not sure if I could still get it to work. -- voice: +1.512.784.7526 e-mail: sauer@technologists.com = =20 fax: +1.512.346.5240 web: https://technologists.com/sauer/ = Facebook/Google/Skype/Twitter: CharlesHSauer --Apple-Mail=_EBC20704-7732-4583-BDFE-6EC090432D31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

On Dec 5, 2021, at 10:42 PM, Dan Halbert <halbert@halwitz.org>= wrote:

On 12/5/21 11:25 PM, Adam Thornton wrote:
I wonder how many of you = don't know about Don Lancaster.

Pioneer in = home computing back when that meant something, inventor of a very low = cost 1970s video terminal (the TV Typewriter), tremendously skilled = hacker, brilliant guy.


In 1970, in eighth grade, I learned digital logic from his = "RTL Cookbook" and the SWTPC Digital Logic Microlab, from Popular = Electronics: https://www.tinaja.com/glib/microlab.pdf, both of which I = still have.

In 1972, while i was still ambivalent about my = music ambitions, in the second year of my transition to computer = ambitions, pondering the combination of those ambitions, I built one of = Lancaster=E2=80=99s function generator projects, depicted on the cover = at https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Radio-Electronics/70s/197= 2/Radio-Electronics-1972-09.pdf. I think i still have  it = in the garage, but am not sure if I could still get it to work.

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