CTT Archives - The Silicon Underground David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://kerosin.digital/rss-chimp16321610 The greatest European tinplate train collection in the United States is on display https://dfarq.homeip.net/the-greatest-european-tinplate-train-collection-in-the-united-states-is-on-display/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-greatest-european-tinplate-train-collection-in-the-united-states-is-on-display Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:07:09 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=6167 Two years ago, Jerry Greene made a splash when he attempted to put his huge, one-of-a-kind train collection up for auction. He had quietly amassed 35,000 train items, and only a handful of people knew about it. Transporting the collection

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]]> 6167 Thank you and farewell, Dr. Grams https://dfarq.homeip.net/thank-you-and-farewell-dr-grams/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thank-you-and-farewell-dr-grams Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:12:07 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3220 About 8 years ago, I set my mind to repair two Lionel trains that had belonged to my dad. I took to the Internet, and about the only repair advice I could find was to track down The Beginner’s Guide

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]]> 3220 Why publish in Classic Toy Trains? https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-publish-in-classic-toy-trains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-publish-in-classic-toy-trains https://dfarq.homeip.net/why-publish-in-classic-toy-trains/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 03:40:21 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=3038 On one of the few remaining train forums where I do anything but lurk, the magazine Classic Toy Trains came up in discussion. Someone said, “It ought to call itself Classic Lionel Toys and be done with it,” and the

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]]> https://dfarq.homeip.net/contract-time/feed/ 1 2943 If you think you can do it so much better, then do it yourself https://dfarq.homeip.net/if-you-think-you-can-do-it-so-much-better-then-do-it-yourself/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-you-think-you-can-do-it-so-much-better-then-do-it-yourself https://dfarq.homeip.net/if-you-think-you-can-do-it-so-much-better-then-do-it-yourself/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:10:39 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=1681 I've noticed a disturbing trend lately on the Classic Toy Trains forums. It seems like every time a new issue hits the street, someone has to find an article that has something wrong with it and point it out.

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