[Coco] Change of e-mail address and impending loss of web page for Robert Gault

[Gene Heskett]

On Friday 05 February 2010, paulh96636 at aol.com wrote:
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
>To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>Sent: Fri, Feb 5, 2010 8:43 am
>Subject: Re: [Coco] Change of e-mail address and impending loss of web page
> for Robert Gault
>
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>> On Friday 05 February 2010, Robert Gault wrote:
>>> Gene Heskett wrote:
>>>> I hope you have a local copy.
>>>
>>> I just found a copy exits at
>>> http://web.archive.org/web/20070427105838/http://home.att.net/~robert.ga
>>>ult / So, until I make other arraignments, the site can be viewed at the
>>> above archive.
>>
>> Nice page, I had no idea you were also into chemistry. I have been too at
>> times, with my most successful concoction being the color paper developer
>> I used in my color darkroom for a decade or more. Many times longer life
>> sitting in the controlled temp water bath than anything I could buy. But
>> that seems like a long ago and far away time now. The only evidence I
>> have left is a shot of mother& dad in '76 in my billfold, only very
>> slightly color shifted in 34 years.
>>
>>
>>Most of the site is in this archive but not everything. I thought I had my
>> own complete copy but some images are missing >which unfortunately are
>> also missing from the archive. I'll just have to recreate the missing
>> material.
>>
>>I did not get into the developing aspect of photography to any extent but
>> did fool around for a short time with >"monobaths." I found a book,
>> "Mononbath Manual" by Grant Haist, Morgan & Morgan Inc., 1966, which
>> describes how >you can develope black and white film with a single
>> solution. I tried that while in college where I had access to the
>> >schools very large reflector scope. Got an adapter made to attach my
>> 35mm camera to the scope and spent some >interesting nights in the
>> observatory.
>
>I  recall experimenting with reversal of b & w negative film.  The
> recommended film was an Adox product, but panatomic-x was handier and did
> work too, but apparently not quite as well.  Also worked with kodalith to
> make pc board masks from magazine article project boards.  There were many
> more electronics stores for supplies in those days.  Lately I haven't even
> been checking out electronics magazines; are any still around?   Ok, I'll
> stop since this OT thread may be getting too long for some.
>
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