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hlthe2b

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2. LOL... I hadn't thought about it--given how many decades has passed, but that is interesting...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Thu Mar 27, 2025, 05:23 PM

Mar 27

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I doubt that our youngsters can imagine that tv wasn't 24/7 waaaaay back when and thus the test patterns emerged "after hours." For anyone who ever woke up to a tv blasting that test pattern, you would not quickly forget.

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Did you ever wonder what all the stuff on a Test Pattern was for? [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 27 OP

Now I can die happy - that was my last unresolved question rurallib Mar 27 #1

LOL... I hadn't thought about it--given how many decades has passed, but that is interesting... hlthe2b Mar 27 #2

No, I just trusted The Control Voice telling me that there was nothing wrong with my television set as a child. Harker Mar 27 #3

This voice? rsdsharp Mar 27 #6

That's the guy... Vic Perrin. Harker Mar 28 #7

"What are you watching man?" " A movie about indians, but it's really boring." JoseBalow Mar 27 #4

My uncle was an engineer who adjusted the transmitter Onthefly Mar 27 #5