[Mike] has gone back to the 1950s with this computer which uses vacuum tubes ... Of course, tubes were generally phased out in favor of transistors largely due to their power and space ...

Much like vinyl records, tube amplifiers are still prized for their perceived sound qualities, even though both technologies have been largely replaced otherwise. The major drawback to designing ...

The advantages of transistors over vacuum tubes were many -- not only were they smaller and quicker, but they used next to no power compared to vacuum tubes. (The vacuum tube-powered ENIAC ...

relied on an array of 163 vacuum tubes to produce sound. Tubes are expensive, power-hungry and unreliable in comparison to ...

Notably, Thales is the only European manufacturer of “Gyrotron” electronic tubes. “These high-power vacuum tubes are used to ...

ENIAC, with its 17,468 vacuum tubes, 70,000 resistors ... of Philadelphia reportedly experienced brown-outs when ENIAC drew power at its home at the Moore School of Electrical Engingeering ...

Do you really need a DAC that costs between $14,000 and $18,000? Bluebird Music thinks the Jadis Vacuum Tube JS5 or JS2 SL are both worth it.