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

    From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 19:25:52

    What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV? - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk>


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  • From J. P. Gilliver@3:633/10 to All on Saturday, March 07, 2026 15:56:58
    On 2026/3/7 11:25:52, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:

    What Happened to the World's Largest Tube TV? - YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfZxOuc9Qwk>


    A fascinating story, thanks for the link! Well told. I've not watched
    something that long (about 35') on YouTube for ages!
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    Chuck Berry was once asked what he thought of Elvis Presley and he
    said, "He got what he wanted, but he lost what he had."
    [Quoted by Anne Widdicombe, in Radio Times 8-14 October 2011.]

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  • From Mr. Man-wai Chang@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, March 08, 2026 00:22:03
    On 3/7/2026 11:56 PM, 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!

    Well, follow your interests and use your own words to search for videos.
    You might find something worthy of your time.

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  • From s|b@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 14:47:04
    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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  • From J. P. Gilliver@3:633/10 to All on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 14:23:44
    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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