On Thu, 6 Jun 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote: > Jeezum, how old *are* you? We haven't called vacuum tubes 'valves' for > some > time.. Must get tiresome carting around the Leyden jar condensers for > your differential > analyzer..
the Brits have been calling "tubes" "valves" forever. Just like a "hood" is a "bonnet". Has nothing to do with age. But you do lose the high end first usually :-) Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike