On Sun, 18 May 2008 16:23:21 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Wonder how broadcasting got round this in the old days - all lines
between building were copper. And indeed around the country.

In the real Old Days (TM) they used valves, so no problem.

I gather that when the USAnians started trying to make their military
electronics EMP-proof so that they could chuck nukes around and still keep
flying etc, they found that the Soviets were way ahead of them: the MiGs
etc used miniature valves in their avionics!


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John Stumbles

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