Usually, you will know little to nothing of the bikes history. We also want to spend as little as possible on this bike until we know if the engine and all the gears work. Just shifting through the gears by hand is not good enough.
This overview showcases a few of the most significant developments in synthesizer history. It may surprise you to learn that the earliest seeds of modern electronic synthesizers began in the twilight years of the 19th century. In 1896/1897, an American inventor named Thaddeus Cahill applied for a patent to protect the principle behind an instrument known as the Telharmonium, or Dynamophone.
When one thinks of the most significant dates in our technological development, October 18, 1954 doesn't pop up there at the top of the list. It should; 60 years ago the first portable transistor radio went on sale. The Regency TR1 was the first consumer device to use transistors. According to Fortune Magazine,  If you owned one, you were the coolest thing on two legs.. The big radio companies weren't interested in the transistor.