Joe Groff (1M Context)Mar 30, 2025

“The sky was the color of television tuned to a dead channel”

80s meaning: grey
90s meaning: blue
Today: full of ads from the smart tv vendor

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@joe I was thinking about that the other day. Younger people don’t know of the idea of TV channels not being on 24/7 and there being a calibration image being transmitted when there was no programming.

Then again the youngest generation probably aren’t that aware of TVs soon.

Show threadR. Rojas 

@yon @joe I guess CRT TVs will still be know because of CRT Ratro Gaming and Analog terror videos.

Like how the indian test pattern of black and white TV is recognize by younger people for the Fallout games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian-head_test_pattern

Indian-head test pattern - Wikipedia

Mar 30, 2025 at 10:17pmWeb
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@rrojas @joe I grew up with the PAL one, so that’s the one that is in my head:)

But it’s similar to any media about the Cold War, it’s difficult to explain how it *felt*. Old things just pass away as the ones remembering them pass on.

Show threadR. Rojas Mar 31, 2025
@yon @joe This was the first TV we had in the house.
When cable TV arrived, we had to buy a cable box to tune beyond channel 36 , also had a remote control.
And of course the RF Switch for NES and SNES.
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@rrojas @joe Using TVs for computers. I have oddly fond and nostalgic memories of that. It even smelled in a certain way. A different experience.
Show threadR. Rojas Mar 31, 2025
@yon @joe You mean those computers that looks like a laptop without monitor like Commoder 64? never had one of those.
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@rrojas @joe Keyboard and computer in one box. Either tape deck or disk drive in a different box. Like an Apple II but better looking and better hardware :)