Re: Microsoft warns of blue screen crashes caused by April updates

On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 01:46:14 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:

FWIW my dad had both a Heathkit and EICO scope, the basic one and I
spent countless hours learning about Lissajous patterns using booklets
from Radio Shack.
 It wasn't until I bought a used
Leader scope at a computer fair of all places that I really learned some
useful stuff.

Another walk down memory lane...  I had a EICO VOM that I built from a
kit. I got a lot of use from it before a coworker managed to destroy it.
The company replaced it with a Simpson 260 so it was a trade-up probably
although I think EICO copied the Simpson. I did not lend that one out and
also had the roll top case to protect it from clumsy wrench jockeys.

https://www.simpson260.com/accessories/case/simpson_00248.htm

Back in the day you could get on an airplane with something like that.