----- Original Message ----- From: "tony duell" <a...@p850ug1.demon.co.uk> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic Posts" <cct...@classiccmp.org> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2016 2:32 PM Subject: RE: 5150/5151 Video Card??
> > ...The common Zenith MDA monitor, ... The one that combines the efficiency > > of a linear with the reliability of a switcher. > Double take, resulting in coffee in nasal cavity ... ;-) I am not joking. ----------------- Well, linears are noted more for their weight and caloric output than efficiency while switchers seem to have sacrificed reliability for higher efficiency so I took it as a delightful bit of irony, like a car combining the safety of a Pinto with the graceful lines of an Edsel... Oh well, I got a chuckle out of it...