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Thanks for the history! Been driving past that plant for almost 40 years going back and forth across the state.

I was surprised when the article opened with what it said was the worlds first transistor radio, because I always thought that was the TR-1. It looks like GE made a prototype, but never took it to market.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regency_TR-1



I'm in the same boat. Been living here roughly 30 years, but this article was the first I'm learning about this fascinating bit of history! Glad the parent comment mentioned it!




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