The Transistor: a 1953 documentary, anticipating its coming impact on technology

[GURPS]

 

[Kyle]

When I was a kid in the 60s "Transistor" and "Solid State" were prominent marketing terms.

 

[GURPS]

When I was a kid in the 60s "Transistor" and "Solid State" were prominent marketing terms.

Dude .,. that was still going strong in the 70's through the 80's with the rise of computer chips


My 1st Radio in 1974 or 5

 

[Kyle]

for me it was...

Later on it was replace with a green...

 

[Kyle]

Dude .,. that was still going strong in the 70's through the 80's with the rise of computer chips

I don't doubt it... But by that time I didn't notice it any more.

 

[Gilligan]

for me it was...

My first one looked a lot like that but the leather case covered over the top too. Still had it until the house fire in 2012. Best I recall I received it as a Christmas present around 1965-66.