[Milsurplus] More on "Kludge" K3MOX (SK)

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi,

Probably quite a few of us were involved with Kike in various ways. Gone 
but not forgotten.

73,

Bill  KU8H

On 05/24/2018 12:32 PM, Jim Whartenby wrote:
> Hue
> Pretty sure that I am in good company in helping Mike with his many
> projects.  At one time he was involved in a project to teach his
> daughter about electricity and needed some DCC wire to make
> electromagnets which I supplied.  Sorry to hear of his passing.
> Jim
>
>
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> *From:* Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com>
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 23, 2018 10:25 PM
> *Subject:* [Milsurplus] More on "Kludge" K3MOX (SK)
>
> I was trying to identify some old IC chips I have, RTL chips ( "room
> temperature logic" ), and came across this on a  "Madmodder" site where
> the 914 chip was discussed. I found this post and was puzzled although
> soon enough, I figured out it was our "Kludge", Micheal W. Tauson,
> member of Glowbugs and Milsurplus groups, deceased July 2014. ( I think
> he resigned from milsurplus over some tiff. )  On the Madmodder site,
> https://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=289.0
> is this August 2008 post, when he joined that group:
>
> "https://madmodder.net/index.php/topic,289.msg539.html?PHPSESSID=rgrcqrqsn9pnkgf5k6fsa4o196#msg539
>
> « on: August 18, 2008, 08:22:37 PM »
>
> Back when time was new and not all that carefully thought out a concept
> (not that it's any better now), the uL914 RTL dual 2-input NOR gate
> appeared in the world.  Now, like most RTL ICs, they were intended to be
> put into computers and live out their lives happily making 1s and 0s
> without caring what eventually happened to them.  The 1s and 0s, that is.
>
> But then someone who had once again failed to attract a date for Friday
> night sat in his little corner - his World of Worlds - and made the
> discovery that the 914 was perfectly capable of being a linear device as
> well.  At first he was mocked and scorned and the subject of drive-by
> shunning, but eventually others made the same discovery and our hero was
> forgotten because the others had funny letters after their names.  On
> the positive side, he wasn't being mocked, scorned and the subject of
> drive-by shunning anymore.  On the negative side, nowhere in the
> explosion of linear applications for the 914 was he given even the
> slightest bit of credit.  (He went on to discover a few DTL logic ICs
> could also be linearized but that's for another time.)  The demand for
> the now mighty uL914 caused Fairchild (who almost merged with Honeywell,
> the resultant of which to be named Fairwell Honeychild) to continue
> production well after the rest of the RTL line was dropped and the DTL
> and TTL lines were established.
>
> The 914 was the core of a number of little projects I made, both audio
> and rf, and really was a blast to play with.  I had around 100 of them
> sitting waiting to be put into something when I left the mainland and I
> should have found space to bring them (and the gazillion circuits I had
> on paper using them) with me.  I didn't and I am a sad Kludgeperson as a
> result.  So ...has anyone seen any of these available in quantity
> anywhere?  I'd love to get my grimy paws on a few to play with.
> Best regards,
> Kludge ... and, no, I wasn't that luckless guy.  I couldn't be that
> lucky!  "
>
> ( End quoted material. )
> I recalled somewhere, oh yes it was P.E. magazine, that had an article
> on using the RTLs in linear use. I seem to recall a crystal calibrator
> circuit; that would be
> useful for me and maybe a 'conversation piece' project, as I have the
> chips and the 100 kHz rocks.
>
> I had never before seen any photo of the Kludge; don't recall one on any
> groups I receive, so I snipped the photo there and post herewith:
>
> If you are wondering otherwise why the name Michael Tauson might have
> any meaning for us, other than as an ex-member of the lists, he will be
> remembered longer
> than most of us, as his name is on a booklet he authored, "User's Guide
> to the Command Receivers".  Fair sold this booklet for a number of
> years. It may be online too.
> -Hue
>
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