[AT] Names that have become generic

charlie hill chill8 at cox.net
Mon Apr 12 15:26:18 PDT 2004


Note that I said almost nothing Tom.  There were some electronic 30 years
ago but they pale in comparison and were very crude compared to todays
stuff.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom" <tmartin at xtra.co.nz>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:02 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Names that have become generic


> charlie hill wrote:
> >
> > I figured it had to be some sort of analog computer.  For some reason
some
> > of my mail is getting delayed and I just got your reply.
> >
> > It is hard to remember now that only 30 years ago almost everything was
> > mechanical and electrical and almost nothing was electronic.
> >
> > Charlie
>
> ?? Got to go a bit further back than that, Charlie, I had a
> Chrysler more than thirty years ago, with electronic ignition.
>
> Speaking of generic names, I'm surprised "Timken" hasn't been
> brought up, seems generic for a lot of people when referring to
> taper roller bearings..
>
> Tom
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