[sdiy] History of SDIY?

[Donald Tillman]

> On May 29, 2018, at 4:36 AM, Rob Kam <robkam at gmx.com> wrote:
> 
> Unlike for the history of electronic music http://120years.net/, apparently
> there's not much documentation specifically for the history of DIY
> electronic music equipment.

Sure there is!  It's in the form of hobbyist electronics magazines.  Especially "Popular Electronics" and "Radio Electronics".  And they're archived here:

http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Popular-Electronics-Guide.htm
http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Radio_Electronics%20_Master_Page.htm

I think you would enjoy reading over issues from the late 60's through the mid 70's.

> How to distinguish what's SDIY from R&D?

Simple answer: Who pays for it.

  -- Don
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Donald Tillman, Palo Alto, California
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