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I am going to guess on the CTC-20, that RCA offered it at a HUGE discount. Color tv was still pretty pricey in the 60's and even in the early 80's. Not throw away "grocery store" items like they are now. RCA probably wanted to use up excess inventory and figured it was a way to get people into color tv. I remember going on house-calls with my Uncle in the late 70's and being amazed at some of the people who still had a B&W tv as their ONLY set. I have always loved "roundies". I remember as a kid I had a friend whose parents had an Admiral roundie with the tilt out door with all the controls (even the tuner) I thought that was soooooo cool. We'd watch cartoons at his house. My parents first color tv was one of those RCA 19" Consoles. (circa 1966) I wish I could find one of those now. I remember the day the flyback burned up in it too, because I left it on when I went out to play and came in and the house smelled. I even lied and said I didn't leave the tv on. I also remember when I was little, I "pitched a fit" and slammed the door and a picture that was hanging on the wall behind the tv fell down, cutting off the neck of the CRT while my dad was watching it. (boy was I a brat) The sparks flew and I never saw dad jump out of the chair that fast.....
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