Re: Toobz the rating game

To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Toobz the rating game
From: des <des-at-ellijay-dot-com>
Date: Thu, 09 Jan 1997 08:27:56 -0500
Subscriber: des-at-ellijay-dot-com Thu Jan 9 22:15:53 1997

Tesla List wrote:
> 
> Subscriber: paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-net Wed Jan  8 22:52:09 1997
> Date: Wed, 8 Jan 1997 16:14:43 -0500 (EST)
> From: Paul Anderson <paul-at-geeky1.ebtech-dot-net>
> To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
> Subject: Re: Toobz the rating game
> 
> On Tue, 7 Jan 1997, Tesla List wrote:
> 
> >
> > For those not around during the old days, the tube must seem a bit
> > strange.  Actually they are more akin to a virtually indestructable FET.
> >
> My experience has been significantly different!  As far as I've seen,
> vacuum tubes blow like popcorn in an oven.  Add to that the fact they're
> almost impossible to find these days....  If any of you know of a source
> of 12AU7 tube or any other tubes, let me know, I've got four vacuum tube
> scopes sitting around waiting to be fixed.   TTYL!
> 
> ---
> Paul Anderson
> Author of Star Spek(a tongue in cheek pun on Star trek)
> e-mail: starspek-request-at-lowdown-dot-com with subscribe as the subject
> I hear it's hilarious.
> Maintainer of the Tips-HOWTO.
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Just looked in my MCM catalog, found a 12AU7A tube, bought singly at a
price of $7.19, in quantities (10+) they drop to 4.29.  MCM's # is
800-543-4330.  Ask for a catalog, and anything they don't list or
currently stock they will do their best to locate for you.  They've
always done well by me.

doug