Fable: The Berkshire Revolutionary

326 years ago a Berkshire farmer’s son invented this:

It started a revolution in agriculture

Moral: The urge to automate beats strong in the human breast

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David Manners

David Manners has more than forty-years experience writing about the electronics industry, its major trends and leading players. As well as writing business, components and research news, he is the author of the site's most popular blog, Mannerisms. This features series of posts such as Fables, Markets, Shenanigans, and Memory Lanes, across a wide range of topics.

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David Manners
4th July 2025 at 6:12 pm

Spot on z -formerly known as zeitghost – Jethro was the guy

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- zeitghost
  5th July 2025 at 9:55 am
  
  I wonder why it did that. Odd.
  
  I think there’s a copy of “Heavy Horses” around here somewhere.
  
  Not that it’s ever been played much.
  
  Let’s see if I’m still z: yup. Had to type it all in. Very odd.
  
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  - David Manners
    5th July 2025 at 11:04 am
    
    Z is a cool zippy monicker IMHO, zeitghost
    
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z
4th July 2025 at 8:46 am

Jethro Tull. The seed drill.

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