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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">But according to Nat, you're just a kid</div>
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From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net><br>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
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<PRE style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><TT>You do realize that Earl's revelation on the escapement 's origin <br>
suggests that he predates me, don't you? <br>
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Ron VP <br>
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On Dec 4, 2010, at 11:58 AM, Phil Spelt wrote: <br>
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> Neat info, thanks, Earl... <br>
> <br>
> At 12:49 PM 12/4/2010, you wrote: <br>
>> "Escapement" comes from the mechanical clock mechanism and is a <br>
>> device that allows energy to "escape" from a spring in a regulated <br>
>> incremental manner. Our escapements did the same thing - applying <br>
>> the energy escape from the wound rubber band to a lever that moved <br>
>> the control surface. <br>
>> <br>
>> Earl <br>
>> <br>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Van Putte" <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>> <br>
>> To: "General pattern discussion" <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>> <br>
>> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2010 10:28 AM <br>
>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] website back up <br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>>> Sorry, the origin of the term escapement was before my time. <br>
>>> Geez! I haven't been able to say anything like that for a while. <br>
>>> <br>
>>> Ron VP <br>
>>> <br>
>>> On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:21 AM, <A href="mailto:rcmaster199@aol.com">rcmaster199@aol.com</A> wrote: <br>
>>> <br>
>>>> Ha, ha, ha...very funny Ron. <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Are you sure you didn't stick the big key in the back of the TX <br>
>>>> to wind that spring up?? <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Hey, BTW, where did the term "escapement" come from? <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> -----Original Message----- <br>
>>>> From: Ron Van Putte <<A href="mailto:vanputte@cox.net">vanputte@cox.net</A>> <br>
>>>> To: General pattern discussion <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>> <br>
>>>> Sent: Sat, Dec 4, 2010 11:16 am <br>
>>>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] website back up <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Hey! We didn't have to "wind up the radio". We had to wind up the <br>
>>>> escapement rubber band. Big difference! <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> Ron VP <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> On Dec 4, 2010, at 10:09 AM, Bob Richards wrote: <br>
>>>> <br>
>>>> > Showing my age? Yeah, I wrote Fortran programs in school - on <br>
>>>> punch <br>
>>>> > cards. My first personal computer was a TRS80 MIII that I paid <br>
>>>> > $1000 for, 16k memory and cassette tape program storage. I worked <br>
>>>> > on point-of-sale systems ("POS" - LOL) that had 32k core <br>
>>>> memory. I <br>
>>>> > still have a cash register board somewhere with core memory on <br>
>>>> it. <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > Well, at least I never flew a plane with a radio that required <br>
>>>> > winding up the radio. :-) <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > Bob R. <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > --- On Sat, 12/4/10, Bob Kane <<A href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</A>> wrote: <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > You are showing your age. You could see the "bits". <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > Bob Kane <br>
>>>> > <A href="mailto:getterflash@yahoo.com">getterflash@yahoo.com</A> <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > --- On Fri, 12/3/10, Bob Richards <<A href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">bob@toprudder.com</A>> wrote: <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > Core memory, I bet! <br>
>>>> > <br>
>>>> > <br>
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