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Title: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Andy B on 21 February 2010, 22:09:00

How things change!!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/tomorrowsworld/8018.shtml
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Gaffers on 21 February 2010, 22:10:29
I remember testing wifi before it was available to the public as part of my degree and the general concensus was that it would never be good enough.....  ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Vamps on 21 February 2010, 22:19:04
 ;D ;D ;D I used to have one of the Radio Telephones he mentioned, when I was a Service Engineer for Andrews Heat for Hire, was about the size of a briefcase with an aerial about 2 foot iirc on the top, how things do change..... :D :D :D
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: feeutfo on 21 February 2010, 22:34:06
...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Andy B on 21 February 2010, 22:44:33
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Vamps on 21 February 2010, 22:51:25
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)

Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Gaffers on 21 February 2010, 22:53:38
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


I doubt he can have a go at mine..... ::)
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 February 2010, 22:53:39
That Nagra tape recorder brings back memories. Very nice. :-*

Kevin
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Andy B on 21 February 2010, 22:55:41
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


errr!? Less of OUR ages Mike!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: CaptainZok on 21 February 2010, 22:59:47
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


errr!? Less of OUR ages Mike!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

I thought Vamps used to be Nelson's cabin boy? ;D
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Vamps on 21 February 2010, 23:09:14
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


errr!? Less of OUR ages Mike!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

I thought Vamps used to be Nelson's cabin boy? ;D

I was called Roger in those days..... :P :P :P
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Gaffers on 21 February 2010, 23:50:50
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


errr!? Less of OUR ages Mike!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

I thought Vamps used to be Nelson's cabin boy? ;D

I was called Roger in those days..... :P :P :P

I thought you were known as Harvey back then  :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Vamps on 21 February 2010, 23:54:37
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

Think he might be geting at our ages Andy..... ::) ::)


errr!? Less of OUR ages Mike!  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D

I thought Vamps used to be Nelson's cabin boy? ;D

I was called Roger in those days..... :P :P :P

I thought you were known as Harvey back then  :-* :-* :-*

???????? :-?
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: feeutfo on 22 February 2010, 00:10:51
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

sp? :-/
Title: Re: mobile phones? Will they catch on?
Post by: Andy B on 22 February 2010, 07:55:03
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...could make some very patronising comments here, i shall resist. :-X ;) ;D

Go on! You're not normally restrained(sp?)!!!!  ;)

sp? :-/

(sp?) = I wasn't sure of the spelling ....  ;)