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Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio

From rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio
Date 2025-08-21 20:37 +0000
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On Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:52:57 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:30:45 -0000 (UTC), John McCue wrote:
> 
>>> It used four Texas Instruments germanium transistors and sold for US
>>> $49.95 - a fair chunk of change back in the day. Depending on how you
>>> calc inflation the price would now be about US $500.
>> 
>> wow
> 
> You can see why the Americans never had any luck with transistor-based
> consumer electronics -- it took the Japanese to make a success of that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor_radio#Japanese_transistor_radios

After licensing the technology, as usual. Not to take anything away from 
the very capable Japanese but they were given a leg up after the war. 
Being under the US defense umbrella let them spend money on productive 
enterprises too.

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Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio John McCue <jmclnx@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-20 15:30 +0000
  Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-20 22:38 +0200
    Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-20 23:59 -0400
  Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-21 08:02 +1000
  Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-21 06:52 +0000
    Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-21 03:34 -0400
    Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-21 12:28 +0200
      Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-22 09:41 -0400
        Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 19:14 +0100
          Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 20:37 +0200
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 20:00 +0100
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 22:36 +0200
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 21:58 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-23 02:42 -0400
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:22 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:06 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 02:22 -0400
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 10:53 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 00:22 +0200
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-24 05:10 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 06:00 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:15 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:32 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 10:44 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 05:51 -0400
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-23 18:02 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:34 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-24 00:18 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 23:24 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 04:02 -0400
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-22 23:06 -0400
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:11 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 01:53 -0400
          Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-22 23:01 -0400
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:05 +0100
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 10:20 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 00:27 +0200
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 10:49 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-24 21:28 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-25 12:23 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-26 03:32 -0400
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 01:40 -0400
        Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 20:35 +0200
          Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-22 22:26 +0000
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-23 01:29 +0200
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 00:23 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:01 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 10:19 +0000
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 06:04 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:16 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:08 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-24 00:30 +0200
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 02:14 -0400
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-23 18:02 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-24 03:51 -0400
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-24 21:19 +0000
        Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-22 19:48 +0000
          Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 21:57 +0100
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 06:25 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:20 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:45 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 10:46 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 23:29 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-24 04:30 +0000
              Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-23 18:02 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 21:49 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-24 00:18 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-24 04:59 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-24 19:19 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 10:47 +0100
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-08-24 19:19 +0000
                Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-24 22:13 +0000
            Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-23 03:15 -0400
          Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-23 02:25 -0400
    Re: Have One ? "Regency TR-1" - Orig Commercial Transistor Radio rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-21 20:37 +0000

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