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0 pointsbashinator4y ago0 comments

We could use telegraph relays instead of vacuum tubes - might be better reliability and repairability.

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Except that mechanical contacts are the bane of all things electrical. Vacuum tubes are lightyears ahead of relays in this regard.

Repairability, yes. Reliability, no.

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Except that mechanical contacts are the bane of all things electrical. Vacuum tubes are lightyears ahead of relays in this regard.

Repairability, yes. Reliability, no.

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