At 12:53 14-04-13, Martin Leese wrote: >It wasn't just hi-fi; male hobbies tended to pass >in waves. This could be seen in the hobbyist >magazines popular in the UK. Prior to hi-fi it >was photography, with magazines such as >Amateur Photographer. This died away, and >the next wave was hi-fi, with magazines such >as Wireless World. This passed, and the next >wave was personal computers, with magazines >such as Personal Computer World.
When I lived in England, I used to read Practical Wireless and other magazines and, also later in the USA discovered after a while that many MAGAZINES are cyclical (with a sawtooth waveform). They develop so far in their level of sophistication and then drop back and begin the climb again. I have in several cases found this very frustrating. Ultimately, it is boring to find that your favourite magazine is again writing at a level that you understood when you first started to read it.
This happens also with internet lsit serve groups! :-) David _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
