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Old 19th Apr 2021, 12:37 pm   #26
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Default Re: Grundig use of BOY in model names?

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Originally Posted by Paul_RK View Post
The early transistor Mini Boy was an idea before its time, a pocket set with home docking station in the early '60s: doesn't seem to have sold very well here, I've only ever met one example. The home unit had a much better speaker system, I don't remember whether it also contained larger capacity batteries.

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/grundig_mini_boy_200.html

Paul
It came in several versions although probably just cosmetic changes. Mine only connects a larger speaker via a standard 3.5mm earphone socket, no additional power. I wonder if the “docking station” was an afterthought? The
Socket is just where you would expect an earphone one to be.

Google translate says that “boy” means the same in English and German although it was “Junge” when I was at school. Perhaps the English word has passed into German through the Grundig connection? Perhaps one of our German friends could comment?

Peter
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