Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs
From: "Jack McLain" <jmclainaz@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:03:46 -0700
References: <OFB161BA55.DA67B1BD-ON86256D88.0062EEC9-86256D88.0062FA86@rockwellcollins.com> <011b01c36748$e5767dc0$6401a8c0@Jack> <3F4503C3.E8CD0229@pacbell.net>

I currently use handbuilt analog tubed audio components... sometimes the old
technology based stuff just works better! (a familiar concept here in
Leicaville).

Jack McLain
Tucson, AZ

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 10:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs


> Jack
>
> How 'bout portable radios with vacuum tubes, leather football helmets,
> 78 rpm records, plate film, and cars with no fins (yet)!
>
> Jerry
>
> Jack McLain wrote:
>
> > also AM portable radios , football helmets without face shields, 45rpm
> > records, roll film, and cars with fins
> > Jack McLain
> > Tucson, AZ
> > http://jackmclain-photography.dotcommunity.net
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <grduprey@rockwellcollins.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs
> >
> > >
> > > Yup!  Shore Do.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                       Seth Rosner
> > >                       <sethrosner@direcway.com>           To:
> > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > >                       Sent by:                            cc:
> > >                       owner-leica-users@mejac.palo        Subject:
Re:
> > [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs
> > >                       -alto.ca.us
> > >
> > >
> > >                       08/20/2003 11:08 AM
> > >                       Please respond to
> > >                       leica-users
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > You guys are killing me. Does anyone remember mimeograph machines?
Blue
> > > fingers? Telephones with rotary dials? Transcontinental passenger
trains?
> > > Electric light bulbs? Horse as a mode of transport? ;-) luv it.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Robert VanLane" <robert@actv.ne.jp>
> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:21 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs
> > >
> > >
> > > > I remember getting the releases on the Telex (wow , those machines
were
> > > > loud). I also remember setting type by hand and using the wax to
layout
> > > the
> > > > columns.
> > > > But it certainly doesn't feel like a long time ago though.
> > > > I think my CL was new and hadn't been dropped in the lake yet.
> > > > My 2 M3's were already abused as they were off-duty from the news
room.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Robert VanLane
> > > >
> > > > > > I used one of those to connect to the internet for the first
time. I
> > > > > > seem to remember it took me two or three days to install the
> > software
> > > > > > and make my first connection (using Telnet)... eventually
managed to
> > > > > > connect to the Library of Congress... I was astounded. I called
> > > > > > everyone in the office over to look. It was as if we had
contacted
> > > Mars.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > That was less than 10 years ago.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ...that is funny, because it was only about 10 years ago that I
was
> > > > getting
> > > > > used to receiving press releases via the FAX machine. Now 90% of
my
> > > press
> > > > > releases come via the internet.
> > > > >
> > > > > sl
> > > > >
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Replies: Reply from "Jon" <jon.stanton@comcast.net> (Re: [Leica] My kind of digital M camera - Ye Olde Time Macs)
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