Cool little modulator

From: Jim Davis <jpdavis_at_gorge.net>
Date: Thu Jun 5 18:47:01 2003

Tony Duell wrote:

>>Most televisions in the late 70's - early 80's came with RF in only. If
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>And many of them had a live ('hot') chassis so it was non-trivial to add
>a composite video input...
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>>you wanted comp in, you had to buy a "monitor".
>>Back then, VCRs weighed 50 lbs and cost around $500.
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>On the other hand, they still work 20 years later, unlike the modern
>plastic crap I see for sale.
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>-tony
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No kidding, I must have six cheap VCRs in various states of disrepair.
OT: I still have a 2X sony
clamshell scsi CD rom drive from the early 80's, Still works. Paid
$300. I have dozens of broken, cheap
CDROM drives, some less than a year old. Too bad warranty shipping cost
more then replacement cost.
Jim.
Received on Thu Jun 05 2003 - 18:47:01 BST