Most of the Byte magazines are here: http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Byte_Magazine.htm
> Subject: Re: 80s magazines at Huntington Beach, CA estate sale > To: cctalk@classiccmp.org > From: j...@jwsss.com > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 21:33:39 -0700 > > > > On 7/10/2015 7:45 PM, Brent Hilpert wrote: > > On 2015-Jul-10, at 5:39 PM, jwsmobile wrote: > >> <snip> > >> Gizmo > >> http://pictures.estatesales.net/931308/21760158/1.jpg > > That's the rear of a 70s colour TV, the stuff on the side looks like > > either/both convergence control or an early electronic tuning system with > > individual channel tuning. > > > > Actually, it looks like a Heathkit with the plug-in modules along the rear > > chassis, the manuals on top look like the right colour with the little > > title window cut in the cover of Heathkit manuals. > > > > Here we go, compare: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/34737609@N07/sets/72157613423708701 > > > > I think the estate one is an earlier model, probably early 70s, with the > > flickr-pics one probably a couple years later. > The thing that made me ask was that the grey thing was possibly a 1/4 or > larger motor, and maybe it was some oddly skinned disk drive. Now I see it. > > My cousin built one of those and had the best workshop TV in full color > till his wife made him put it in a box in the living room. Great fun > with the controls that pulled out after that, but not near as fun as a > 25" or so color tv on your bench. > > thanks for the info. > > I will try to get there tomorrow, may call you, Brendan and let you > distribute the Bytes. I'm looking for a particular ad in the 70s thru > 80's magazines and if I find it that would be all I want to keep. > > thanks > Jim
