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Originally Posted by NowhereMan 1966
One time, when I had my Sony in the bedroom, I also used it to run my Playstation on. It was kind of weird to play a game like "Final Fantasy VII" in black and white.  I now have a Commodore 1702 computer monitor in my room, no tuner but I feed it with a Zenith DTT-900 ATSC tuner (with the RCA jacks) so I just use it as a TV. If I want to run the Playstation I unplug the ATSC tuner and plug in the game unit. I wish I had something like a 1950's TV, it would be wild to run a Playstation on that.  |
Although I came to this forum in search on info on the Tele-Beam B&W Projector, I also posted a request for info (kindly answered) on a 1965 Motorola that I used in the 1970's as a monitor for my home-built Cosmac ELF. (For those of you familiar, picture the chunky, pixelated B&W Enterprise, in 24".) I got the Sams (again, thanks) and if I get that running again, I'll have to hook that back up and post a picture. (I still have a running ELF I can hook to it.)
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Originally Posted by NowhereMan 1966
Cool, another AKer from Pittsburgh!
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What can I say, the 'burgh just attracts cool cat lovers who watch B&W TV. (We've got 3 cats, all adopted, one of which requires meds for cardiomyopathy every 12 hours - talk about slave to cats. I'm with you there, it's my life :-)
My "last" B&W was a 13" zenith that I got in 1980, with a bright orange plastic case. On that TV I watched the Buggles debut MTV, and watched Ronald Reagan get shot. Alas that one, and a 19" that I bought at a motel sale in 1979, that was probably late vintage 60's, are both long gone, victims of my youthful "tinkering" phase. (And subsequent "home", a.k.a. the junkyard.)
Luckily, I have going on 30 years experience now, and a much better success rate. So I look forward to the upcoming projects.