They are. They're X-ray machines with real-time displays instead of using film.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 11:15 AM Warren Brown <war...@att.net> wrote: > Yes, I remeberr those machines, I thought they were X-rays. > On Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 09:44:16 AM EDT, Charles Mills < > charl...@mcn.org> wrote: > > Waaaaay OT but yes! As a little scientist I loved those machines. Loved > seeing the bones in my feet when I wiggled my toes. My informal > understanding at the time was that they went away precisely BECAUSE of the > hazard. If you think about it, the x-ray is aimed right at the user's > genitals. > > My daughter, nonetheless, came out normal -- other than being an attorney. > <g> > > Charles > > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Clark Morris > Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:37 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: OT: fluroscopes for shoe fitting was Re: IBM SR going away? > > [Default] On 25 Jun 2019 11:33:01 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > gary.ja...@telus.com (Gary Jacek) wrote: > > > > >> I miss neighborhood shoe stores but they probably are not coming back. > > > >Charles -- Do you also miss the fluoroscope that let you look at the bones > in your foot? > > > I can't speak for Charles but if the fluoroscope was safe I would like > to see it's revival to help deal with some footwear issues that I am > having. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
