This will definately show my age, but I remember test patterns on TV.
Not only that, but they were black and white, because we didnt have color in any TV.
You would turn on the TV, sit and watch the test pattern for a while until a show would come on the screen. After a few shows, we would get the national anthem, and then back to the test pattern.
I couldnt get to sleep the other night so I thumbed through the 478 chanels on cable. 200 were languages I didnt understand, 100 were selling things I didn't need, 50 were programs that made no sense, and the rest were so boring I couldn't spend time watching.
There are days I really do miss the test pattern.
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Not only that, but they were black and white, because we didnt have color in any TV.You would turn on the TV, sit and watch the test pattern for a while until a show would come on the screen. After a few shows, we would get the national anthem, and then back to the test pattern.
I couldnt get to sleep the other night so I thumbed through the 478 chanels on cable. 200 were languages I didnt understand, 100 were selling things I didn't need, 50 were programs that made no sense, and the rest were so boring I couldn't spend time watching.
There are days I really do miss the test pattern.
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I miss them too...
ReplyDeleteThe Yule Log
Bars & Tone
Also...
Real Saturday Morning cartoons
Musicals
Clever TV programs like M.A.S.H.
Simple sitcoms like I Love Lucy or My Three Sons
Dance Shows like Soul Train or Band Stand
Variety shows like Ed Sullivan
Wholesome shows like The Waltons
yeah, I miss the test pattern.....