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From: pothead <pothead@snakebite.com>
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Subject: Re: Microsoft warns of blue screen crashes caused by April updates
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2025 02:29:34 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-21, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 01:46:14 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:
>
>> FWIW my dad had both a Heathkit and EICO scope, the basic one and I
>> spent countless hours learning about Lissajous patterns using booklets
>> from Radio Shack.
>>  It wasn't until I bought a used
>> Leader scope at a computer fair of all places that I really learned some
>> useful stuff.
>
> Another walk down memory lane...  I had a EICO VOM that https://www.newark.com/simpson/12211/multimeter-analog-7-functions/dp/01B6875?CMP=KNC-GUSA-GEN-PMAX-Shopping-New&mckv=_dc|pcrid||plid||kword||match||slid||product|01B6875|pgrid||ptaid||&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_JzABhC2ARIsAPe3ynqF21qzFHdgwHKhNSUv0M-05_8AuGw_7dZsssIBsACo5ZvkcUQySfQaAjt2EALw_wcBI built from a 
> kit. I got a lot of use from it before a coworker managed to destroy it. 
> The company replaced it with a Simpson 260 so it was a trade-up probably 
> although I think EICO copied the Simpson. I did not lend that one out and 
> also had the roll top case to protect it from clumsy wrench jockeys.
>
> https://www.simpson260.com/accessories/case/simpson_00248.htm
>
> Back in the day you could get on an airplane with something like that.

You don't even want to know what a new Simpson meter cost these days.
I'm sure it can be had for less but here is one example..
<https://www.newark.com/simpson/12211/multimeter-analog-7-functions/dp/01B6875?CMP=KNC-GUSA-GEN-PMAX-Shopping-New&mckv=_dc|pcrid||plid||kword||match||slid||product|01B6875|pgrid||ptaid||&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_JzABhC2ARIsAPe3ynqF21qzFHdgwHKhNSUv0M-05_8AuGw_7dZsssIBsACo5ZvkcUQySfQaAjt2EALw_wcB>



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pothead
Liberalism Is A Mental Disease
Treat it accordingly
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