• Re: What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV? - YouTube

    From s|b@3:633/10 to All on Tue Mar 10 14:47:04 2026
    On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 15:56:58 +0000, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

    A fascinating story, thanks for the link! Well told. I've not watched something that long (about 35') on YouTube for ages!

    I lasted until 1 minute. o-:

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    s|b

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  • From J. P. Gilliver@3:633/10 to All on Tue Mar 10 14:23:44 2026
    On 2026/3/10 13:47:4, s|b wrote:
    On Sat, 7 Mar 2026 15:56:58 +0000, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

    A fascinating story, thanks for the link! Well told. I've not watched
    something that long (about 35') on YouTube for ages!

    I lasted until 1 minute. o-:

    We have different tolerance levels! I adapted to his delivery style
    (rather like matching the shield configurations in Star Trek), then was
    able to follow the story.

    (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk if anyone's interested, as
    I've added UTB. Thinking about it, a 43" [viewable] CRT would be of
    similar _height_ - 25.6 - to a modern 50" screen; that really is a beast
    for a CRT!)

    One wonders what happened to the other two.

    And also what the final anode voltage was/is!
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    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    (please reply to group - they also serve who only look and lurk)
    (William Allen, 1999 - after Milton, of course)

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