Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology

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From	"Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk>
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Subject	Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology
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Jason Damisch wrote:

> 
>> The second item reminded me a bit of the Telford Hoist Controller (built
>> 1910) and still operating in 1976. By then it had been refurbished twice.
>> That, the Mercury Arc Rectifier system -110V DC supplies) and the GA16
>> computer systems (oldest to most modern at the time), it made for quite a
>> varied day.
> 
> Mercury Arc Rectifier - Manx Electric Railway - Laxey I.O.M.
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjMZ5qtyCUc
> 
> so pretty to look at I almost fell in love with it.
> 
> Jason

Actually prettier in real life. Don't know where you are but if it is 
anywhere near Amberley in West Sussex (UK) then go to the Amberly Museum's 
Electricity Exhibit <http://www.amberleymuseum.co.uk/>.

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Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Mentifex <mentifex@myuw.net> - 2012-02-17 11:32 -0800
  Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-02-17 18:31 -0500
    Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2012-02-18 04:52 -0500
      Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2012-02-18 08:57 -1000
    Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2012-02-18 12:21 -0800
      Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 10:30 -0500
        Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology John Passaniti <john.passaniti@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 15:50 -0800
  Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Brad <hwfwguy@gmail.com> - 2012-02-17 16:30 -0800
  Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@noavailemail.cmm> - 2012-02-18 05:28 -0500
    Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Mentifex <mentifex@myuw.net> - 2012-02-18 11:15 -0800
      Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2012-02-18 15:44 -0500
        Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-02-19 09:16 +0000
          Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "A. K." <minforth@arcor.de> - 2012-02-19 12:53 +0100
            Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-02-19 12:47 +0000
              Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 09:12 -0500
                Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-02-20 21:43 +0000
                Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2012-02-20 18:12 -0500
                Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-02-21 23:19 +0000
          Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Walter Bushell <proto@panix.com> - 2012-02-19 08:27 -0500
          Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "P.M.Lawrence" <pml540114@gmail.com> - 2012-02-19 06:15 -0800
          Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2012-02-26 05:56 +1100
            Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-02-25 23:39 +0000
              Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-08 19:03 -0800
                Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology "Paul E. Bennett" <Paul_E.Bennett@topmail.co.uk> - 2012-03-09 20:13 +0000
          Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology m II <C@in.the.hat> - 2012-03-29 20:45 -0600
        Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> - 2012-02-26 09:43 +1100
  Re: Don't Fall in Love With Your Technology Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2012-02-21 17:12 -0800

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