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What are those three round things on the right hand side of the box?
 
That's kinda ironic, Harry... Just this morning a friend was telling me about finding old 50's TV shows. I asked if "My Little Margie", "December Bride", "I Remember Papa" or "The Gale Storm Show" were among the selections. He looked at me as if... well, he looked puzzled. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
"Seargeant Bilko" and "Life of Riley" were a complete riot too! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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The top one tuned you into network TV. I think it was called the VHF tuner and the bottom was a UHF tuner which tuned you into the local public broadcast television. I might have that backwards. Gee...I know why I was thinner back then too. You get to get up each time to turn the channel, raise the volume, and if you were real lucky you didn't have to move or hold onto those two metal rods coming up from the back until the show was over.
 
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Oh, jeeze... I have one of these in my bedroom. Picks up broadcast TV better than anything made in the past 20 years.

Next you'll be asking why the remote is called a "clicker". /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/jester.gif
 
Boy, the older you get, the longer the stroll down memory lane. Long enough you could almost get lost! They aren't all that old are they? What was that public broadcasting stuff? Which of the three channels was that on?
 
You got THREE channels? My grandparents would only get two...and in order to "tune them in", grandpa would have to go outside and physically twist the pipe that held the antenna in the drection of the station....one was Champaign...the other was Terre Haute!...Opposite directions!

I still remember "sneaking" down the stairs afer I had gone to bed...and sitting at about the third step from the bottom in order to watch Red Skelton
 
We got our first TV in 1946. The cabinet was about three feet wide and high. The screen was 5 inches across. The neighbors would come from all over on Friday nights. The men would all gather around the set and watch the fights, while the women would be elseware in the house. At that time, UHF was something from outer space. We had two channels and nothing came on TV until 6 o'clock in the evening and went off at 12. When people were driving down the road, they would look for TV antennas, just to see who had money and who didn't. Sounds crazy, but true. PJ
 
I spend a lot of time at our lake house (where the race car lives).
I dropped basic cable at this place and now, I only get two channes via an antennae. One (NBC) will only come in black-and-white. Also, the TV is old and does not have a remote.
We used to get about 6 channels via the antennae before 9/11.
I find I get a lot more done when I am there now that TV is "limited".
I *do* have DSL internet at the lake house.
Our townhouse has regular cable TV but no "official" internet (but tons of unsecure wirless networks /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devilgrin.gif ).
 
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The top one tuned you into network TV. I think it was called the VHF tuner and the bottom was a UHF tuner ....

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Huh? V what? U What?

ABC, NBC & CBS and one local public service one run by the University for the sleepless....
 
Okay James... I know what you mean, but: My first thought was "WOW! Sleepless U! Wonder how long their PhD program would take?!" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
Speaking of not to long ago. When my sons friends come in through the garage they hardly ever ask me about the 3 except to take them for a ride. However, what amazes me is this thing getting all the comments and attention. first question is always what does that wheel thing do with the holes in it?

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And I'm with you Kenny if it isn't broke it's not getting replaced - 1982 25 inch RCA color no-remote manual tv. At least it came with the cable plug in. I don't know how or why it still works but it remains the family room tv. At least it only has one dial but the VHF and UHF are all on the one dial. Gets a whoppin' 4 channels when the cable go's out.

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I heard someone on the radio recently talking about older TVs and radios. Made me feel old because he had to explain to someone what a tube tester was - and how, when the TV started to go on the blink, you'd pull the tubes and run to the drugstore to use the tube tester. I remember 'em, heck, I still have some. We rebuilt that old RCA TV so many times it wasn't funny.

A couple of weeks ago I took my girlfriend to Disney World. We were standing in line at the "Rockin' Roller Coaster" at MGM - when you're in-line on that ride you walk past a large showcase that shows a brief history of music recording/playback stuff... Reel to reel, 8-track, and cassette players, a CD player, etc. Well - the couple behind us were talking about the record players - he was explaining to her what the records were. She'd never seen one and didn't have a clue what they were. He explained that the big one was a 33-1/3 LP, the smaller was a 45, and the arm holds a needle, etc. She was completely oblivious. We turned around figuring they were kids - they looked to be in the mid-20s. Yes, it made us feel a little old /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
I still have a "record player" or at least a very nice Panasonic turntable. I still like to listen to my albums (real vinyl). There is just something about a good vinyl album that can't be duplicated on a CD.

Basil

PS: I still have my TI-59 programmable calculator with the built-in card reader from my engineering school days. I also still have - are you ready - a slide rule!
 
I recently found my slide rule from my college days.

I can still multiply and divide with it...but I've forgotten ALL other functions!
 
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There is just something about a good vinyl album that can't be duplicated on a CD.

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Absolutely! There's something about the physical contact between a good diamond stylus and the vinyl grooves, and analog reproduction that lasers and digital can't reproduce. (And I'm not talking about the scratches and pops!)

Mickey
 
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Absolutely! There's something about the physical contact between a good diamond stylus and the vinyl grooves, and analog reproduction that lasers and digital can't reproduce. (And I'm not talking about the scratches and pops!)

Mickey

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On really nice sytems with really nice turntables and good condition LP's, you won't even hear the scratches and pops. The sound is so vibrant and warm. Yep, I have one too. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbsup.gif
 
I can't explain why, but my favorite show from those bygone days is "The Partridge Family."
 
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I can't explain why, but my favorite show from those bygone days is "The Partridge Family."

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Could it be....Susan Dey?

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