Dick's Gadget Warehouse & How to Submit Your Viewer Video.

Our warehouse viewer video of the week arrived via this email: 

From: Joe Isgrigg  

Hello Dick and Chad! As promised, I have uploaded a video of my Texas Instruments Telephone Coupler Modem for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks, aKaJoE

Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goR3-xEDpgQ

P.S. I have already received an autographed picture of Alfred E. Neuman, so a simple shout out to my wife Ginger_Snap and I will do just fine! Thanks again!

See or hear this show: www.gizwiz.tv/episode/1562 

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We’re looking for more Viewer Videos! We’d love to include your video in an upcoming Giz Wiz Show, so here's what we're looking for! Your home shot video – 2 to 3 minutes long, in any of the following categories:

I bought a piece of crap: Did you buy something you ended up hating? We won't get you a refund, but we might be able to give a platform to vent your disappointment. Remember, "family friendly" language applies.

I invented this! Did you invent something? (Or did a friend or relative invent something.) We can't market it for you, but we can help get the word out. Show us what it is, and how it works. Even if it's a prototype, you can get our (and the audience) reactions. No professional ads please.

My Gadget Warehouse: Okay, so you don't have a warehouse. It doesn't matter. Just tell us about your favorite old gadget(s). When and where you bought it, and why you're still hanging on to it.

My Favorite Gadget of All Time: Show us what it is, tell us what it does and why you love, or loved it! It can be a new gadget you just bought too. 

Post them on YouTube and send us the link! We'll do the rest. (Or possibly nothing, but that's unlikely.) Remember, videos should be just 2 to 3 minutes long! Low production value is fine, but we should be able to hear you and see you! If we select and show your video on The Giz Wiz you’ll a tiny amount of fame (hopefully), an autographed MAD magazine and a 35-year-old Alfred E. Neuman picture. So that's one more (so-so) reason to send in your video! IMPORTANT: We'll just shower you with praise for your video if you live outside the US or Canada since we can't afford to send stuff outside of those two places. (Thanks for understanding.)

All show submissions go to mail@gizwiz.tv

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Letter of the week:

A couple of weeks ago we received a letter from From Dwain Main. He included a picture of an old hard drive he acquired a few years ago and asked if any of us knew anything about it. Chad & I didn't have a clue, so we asked our super smart viewers and got three replies:

Hi Dick, 

re the letter of the week from Dwain Main: His hard drive is an old IBM 5144681 13 megabyte model. There even is a listing on Amazon for one. This page has a picture of one installed in a mainframe. It looks like it had a big motor next to it to spin the disk!

http://www.glennsmuseum.com/s32/s32.html (Figure 5 photo)

Take care, 

Dave Mayes

Both Mike Gendron & David Marnde found info that hard drive too. They both provided the same link, which is this one:

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2074995/ibm-pictures-hardware-basement