For those of us that remember watching (1953-57), ‘Winky Dink’ was a Saturday morning show that we all loved. Host Jack Barry would draw on a glass plate and at home, we could draw the same picture on the screen with our “Magic Window”. At about the 2 minute mark, you’ll get to see the kit many of us had at home to draw along. A sheet of clingy plastic and crayons.
Years ago, I was told a story of political intrigue by an old Texas television veteran. He will remain nameless, and as you read on, you’ll understand why. Below is an article from Slate that will show you how what I am about to tell you dovetails into how the LBJ financial empire was built…on […]
This the first time I have ever seen close ups like this and we even have a photo of the camera in it’s carrying mode. This is the second version of this camera and is probably from 1942 or ’43. In the last photo, we see the early, 1940 version of the camera with it’s […]
You would think RCA lead the way in this area, but they were more focused on studio color cameras in the late 60s as the TK42/43 project had gone badly and Norelco was eating their lunch. Now, this is not to say that there were not some RCA/NBC experimental color portables in use, but they […]
Engineering types will love this great discussion on transmission techniques. Coaxial, long wave and more is discussed here in depth in a very good article. Also, the problems from lack of standards is talked about at length.