I don't know what this means...

[eredien]

Does being a 1970's geek involve polyester? Or pet rocks? Or just Star Trek reruns?

Off to library today to finsh writing paper on manga.
GURPS people and Renaissance Dinner people, please check your email.

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[fiddledragon.livejournal.com]

Is this something you sent before you wrote this journal entry? I haven't gotten anything from you today :(

[eredien]

No, after.

[wayman.livejournal.com]

Confusion -- no email from you yet. Maybe my cats ate it?

[fiddledragon.livejournal.com]

Got it :-)

[thoughtsdriftby.livejournal.com]

70s Geek:
Builds analog circuits with discrete components like transistors, resistors, and capacitors, but wants to try TTL logic and Op amps.
Has more than a passing interest in Ham radio.
Owns a portion of an 8-bit computer built on S-100 rack cards. Gets together with fellow geeks to assemble a working system, then spends the better part of the day getting it to beep at various pitches.
Looks forward to the new Heathkit and Allied Electronics catalogs.
Has a collection of parts stripped from TV sets and radios, including vacuum tubes.
Flies model planes and launches model rockets.
Owns and operates a slide rule, but is saving for one of the new LED calculators.
Draws using a T-square, triangles, and a lead holder. Subjects: rockets and electronic circuits.
Plays with various transformers trying to throw the biggest arc possible.
Owns a chemistry set and has added additional chemicals to devise better pyrotechnics.
Has friends who can mimic a robot’s voice (Fireball XL5, Robbie, or Lost in Space).

[eredien]

sent it to the lastname@lastname address. Does that work?

[eredien]

Hi. I guess I do count, then. Taught myself obsolete computer language at age eight to program Texas Instruments console machine to speak with robot voice synthesizer.

[wayman.livejournal.com]

Yes, I actually got it about five minutes after I left that comment, and then immediately sent you a reply by email (both thanking you and asking a few questions)....