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BETWEEN A PAIR OF SEASONED TECHS.  JOHNSONS INSTRUCTIONS TO THEM WERE,
TEACH THIS GUY WHAT HE NEEDS TO KNOW.  THE ROOKIE TECH PICKED IT UP
QUICKLY.  I SEEMED TO HAVE A NATURAL FEEL FOR IT, NEUMAN RECALLED.  IT WAS
A FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD THAT WOULD LEAD TO HIS LIFES WORK.  AFTER A YEAR
ON THE BENCH, NEUMAN BECAME THE GO TO GUY FOR DIAGNOSING AND FIXING
PROBLEMS.  HE SAID THAT, BY TODAYS STANDARDS, THE 210X WAS SIMPLE,
STRAIGHTFORWARD, AND EASY TO TROUBLESHOOT.  THE COMPONENTS USED WERE
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INHERENTLY RELIABLE, SO EASY TO SPOT ASSEMBLY ERRORS COMPRISED 95 OF THE
PROBLEMS.  NEUMAN FONDLY REMEMBERS THE COLLEGIAL AND FAMILY ATMOSPHERE AT
ATLAS.  IN ADDITION TO LES, HERBS SONS ERIC AND ROGER ALSO WORKED FOR THE
COMPANY.  ERIC SERVED AS SALES MANAGER.  ROGER RAN THE MACHINE SHOP,
BENDING AND PUNCHING THE SHEET METAL USED FOR THE COMPANYS CABINETS,
PANELS, AND CHASSIS.  ED NULL, WB6WQI, WOUND POWER SUPPLY TRANSFORMERS.
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