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I do (realize), but he doesn't (predate)...sorry!!
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But according to Nat, you're just a kid




-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 1:06 pm
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] website back up




You do realize that Earl's revelation on the escapement 's origin   
suggests that he predates me, don't you? 
 
Ron VP 
 
On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Phil Spelt wrote: 
 
> Neat info, thanks, Earl... 
> 
> At 12:49 PM 12/4/2010, you wrote: 
>> "Escapement"  comes from the mechanical clock mechanism and is a   
>> device that allows energy to "escape" from a spring in a regulated   
>> incremental manner. Our escapements did the same thing - applying   
>> the energy escape from the wound rubber band to a lever that moved   
>> the control surface. 
>> 
>> Earl 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net> 
>> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
>> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 10:28 AM 
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] website back up 
>> 
>> 
>>> Sorry, the origin of the term escapement was before my time.    
>>> Geez!   I haven't been able to say anything like that for a while. 
>>> 
>>> Ron VP 
>>> 
>>> On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:21 AM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote: 
>>> 
>>>> Ha, ha, ha...very funny Ron. 
>>>> 
>>>> Are you sure you didn't stick the big key in the back of the TX   
>>>> to  wind that spring up?? 
>>>> 
>>>> Hey, BTW, where did the term "escapement" come from? 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>>>> From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> 
>>>> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> 
>>>> Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 11:16 am 
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] website back up 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Hey! We didn't have to "wind up the radio". We had to wind up the 
>>>> escapement rubber band. Big difference! 
>>>> 
>>>> Ron VP 
>>>> 
>>>> On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Bob Richards wrote: 
>>>> 
>>>> > Showing my age? Yeah, I wrote Fortran programs in school - on   
>>>> punch 
>>>> > cards. My first personal computer was a TRS80 MIII that I paid 
>>>> > $1000 for, 16k memory and cassette tape program storage. I worked 
>>>> > on point-of-sale systems ("POS" - LOL) that had 32k core   
>>>> memory. I 
>>>> > still have a cash register board somewhere with core memory on   
>>>> it. 
>>>> > 
>>>> > Well, at least I never flew a plane with a radio that required 
>>>> > winding up the radio. :-) 
>>>> > 
>>>> > Bob R. 
>>>> > 
>>>> > --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Bob Kane <getterflash at yahoo.com> wrote: 
>>>> > 
>>>> > You are showing your age. You could see the "bits". 
>>>> > 
>>>> > Bob Kane 
>>>> > getterflash at yahoo.com 
>>>> > 
>>>> > --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Bob Richards <bob at toprudder.com> wrote: 
>>>> > 
>>>> > Core memory, I bet! 
>>>> > 
>>>> > 
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