Few people have heard of it, yet John Blankenbaker's KENBAK-1 was the first commercially available personal computer.

The R801 is a modern tube amplified table radio that stands apart from cheap solid state plastic imitations.

Vacuum Tube Radio Hat

By James Grahame

Please don't make me wear this thing, daddy. The boys are all laughing.

22 cent postage. Those were the days.

I cannot find words to convey how awesome this is. [Blue Tube Project via DIY Audio Projects]

Posted by James Grahame on March 5, 2010 in Hi-Fi Audio | Permalink

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