Re: VHS Tape Collectors

From	keithr0 <user@account.invalid>
Newsgroups	aus.tv, aus.computers
Subject	Re: VHS Tape Collectors
Date	2017-04-05 21:19 +1000
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On 4/5/2017 4:05 PM, Clocky wrote:
> On 5/04/2017 12:26 PM, keithr0 wrote:
>> On 4/5/2017 10:07 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>> On 5/04/2017 5:44 AM, Peter Jason wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <http://www.hpmuseum.net/display_item.php?hw=548>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   And yup, I (mostly software) supported all that stuff as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [1] If you opened one of these babies, you *had* to take your watch
>>>>>> off,
>>>>>> because if you didn't, your wrist would be jammed to the magnets of
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> actuator, destroying your watch and possibly breaking your wrist.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I can imagine. I salvage the neodymium magnets from dead hard
>>>>> drives. If
>>>>> you want to stick something to your fridge, they will do the job
>>>>> really
>>>>> well :-)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Be sure to leave the metal plating on the magnet, because the magnet
>>>> itself rusts fairly quickly.
>>>>
>>>
>>> NI never considered that but yes, I use them as they come out of the
>>> hard drive.
>>
>> I've a bunch of magnets that I bought for cents from a street stall in
>> Apiliu street in Hong Kong. The bigger ones, about 4cm diameter helped
>> recover some large nuts that had fallen inside an aircraft wing. We just
>> ran the magnets over the outside of the aluminium and dragged the nuts
>> to a place where they could be recovered. The small ones about 1cm
>> diameter will hold any thin non-ferrous object to a steel surface, they
>> hold small tools to the wall of my shed.
>>
>> BTW, if you ever go to Hong Kong, Apiliu Street is a must to visit,
>> hundreds of street stalls and shops selling everything electronic and
>> electrical.
>
> I have just had a look on Street View, wow.

On one occasion, I saw a guy on a street stall changing chips in a 
mobile phone while the guy on the next stall selling second hand tools 
was sharpening screwdrivers with an angle grinder. I was shown a laser 
pointer powerful enough to burn plywood there but customs would have 
been a problem.

Around the corner is the Golden computer Centre, another totally mad 
place. In the old days (the 1990s) they sold pirate software at HKD5 
(less than AUD1.00) per floppy. They don't do that any more but it is 
still an amazing place to wander round.

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VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-02-28 21:58 +0000
  Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-01 06:54 +0800
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-01 11:41 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-04 17:33 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-06 10:56 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-06 16:35 +1100
  Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-01 11:45 +1100
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-01 22:11 +0000
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-02 09:28 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-04 17:36 +1100
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-04 17:34 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-06 15:48 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-06 16:30 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-06 16:35 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-06 16:37 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-06 23:32 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-07 05:47 +1100
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-07 18:38 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-06 16:32 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors jonz <johnhhhinton7@gmail.com> - 2017-03-06 06:54 -0800
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-05 15:44 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-05 15:55 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-06 22:01 +0000
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-11 01:40 +0000
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-11 17:13 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-11 06:29 +0000
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-12 01:18 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-11 22:07 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-12 09:52 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:18 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-19 22:08 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-20 10:31 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2017-03-20 01:34 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-20 13:27 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2017-03-20 07:30 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-20 17:13 +0800
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-12 07:41 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-12 09:47 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-12 13:37 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-12 22:11 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-13 19:47 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-13 22:16 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-14 14:24 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-14 21:54 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-15 08:45 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-16 01:27 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-16 19:52 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-17 15:08 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-17 12:41 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:42 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:36 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-19 15:04 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-20 13:42 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-20 11:03 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-20 14:18 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-20 22:15 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Lucifer Morningstar <Barry@saymyname.com> - 2017-03-21 10:09 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-21 08:51 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Lucifer Morningstar <Barry@saymyname.com> - 2017-03-21 13:34 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-21 11:47 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-22 22:21 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-21 06:47 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-21 15:24 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-21 14:10 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-21 10:17 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-22 09:18 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-22 13:31 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-22 10:04 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-23 06:30 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-22 19:28 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-22 21:29 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-22 20:41 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-24 12:23 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-25 10:05 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-22 20:22 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-23 10:26 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-23 12:28 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-23 16:20 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-23 22:45 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-23 14:39 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-24 22:20 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-24 14:55 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-25 07:04 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-26 20:14 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-04-04 17:43 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-04-05 07:44 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-04-05 08:07 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-05 14:26 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-04-05 14:05 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-04-05 19:34 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-05 21:20 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-04-05 21:19 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-25 12:26 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors "Blue Heeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-03-25 02:47 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-25 13:47 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors "Blue Heeler" <woof@barque.org> - 2017-03-25 03:56 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors keithr0 <user@account.invalid> - 2017-03-25 15:36 +1000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-22 20:09 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-23 12:38 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2017-03-23 14:34 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-24 06:49 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-21 11:42 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-21 10:24 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-21 18:50 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-21 10:31 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-22 07:53 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-20 14:28 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors BruceS <bruces42@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-20 14:12 -0600
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:34 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-16 01:28 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-18 00:04 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-18 12:02 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-18 01:48 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-18 14:30 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-18 21:55 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-19 12:57 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-19 21:45 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:28 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors bruce56@topmail.co.nz - 2017-03-13 03:34 -0700
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:21 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-19 21:52 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-19 13:20 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-19 21:51 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors felix <felix@real_felix.invalid> - 2017-03-20 10:28 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2017-03-20 01:41 +0000
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-20 12:05 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-20 16:42 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-20 17:11 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-20 21:35 +0800
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-21 18:41 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-13 08:20 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-12 13:33 +1100
  Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-04 17:32 +1100
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-06 10:54 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-06 16:33 +1100
    Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-07 04:18 +1100
      Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-07 07:41 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-07 13:34 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-07 14:05 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-07 18:43 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-08 07:37 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-03-07 22:07 +0000
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Trevor <trevor@home.net> - 2017-03-08 11:19 +1100
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-03-08 09:10 +0800
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-08 15:23 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-08 23:48 +1100
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-09 07:38 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-09 17:35 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-13 16:29 +1100
        Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-08 18:00 +1100
          Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-08 23:50 +1100
            Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-09 07:33 +1100
              Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-09 17:25 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-12 07:44 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors hector <bobble@there.com> - 2017-03-12 12:48 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-13 08:25 +1100
                Re: VHS Tape Collectors Peter Jason <pj@jostle.com> - 2017-03-13 16:37 +1100

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