From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pop.gmx.de ([213.165.64.20] helo=mail.gmx.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17Azy4-0001eC-00 for ; Thu, 23 May 2002 17:17:52 -0400 Received: (qmail 1088 invoked by uid 0); 23 May 2002 21:17:23 -0000 Received: from dhcp250-10-151-24.nt01-c5.cpe.charter-ne.com (HELO computer) (24.151.10.250) by mail.gmx.net (mp001-rz3) with SMTP; 23 May 2002 21:17:23 -0000 Message-ID: <006101c2029f$25184b80$fa0a9718@nt.charterne.com> From: "Alex Snow" To: References: Subject: Re: OLD DAYS Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:16:45 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4807.1700 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Alex Snow" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: I recently picked up an old black and white TV at a garage sale, It was in the free pile. It came with a set of rabbit ears, and It actually got good reception. It's sitting on the shelf in my workshop since I don't have a place for it right now. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Toby Fisher" To: Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 12:24 PM Subject: Re: OLD DAYS > On Thu, 23 May 2002, Janina Sajka wrote: > > > I knew I was getting old when my recently divorced friend bought > > an old black and white at a garage sale for $2.50. She was so > > pleased to have TV again. Her kids were so upset because they > > thought she'd bought a broken TV. They'd never heard of black and > > white. > > Hehehe, I think my parents still have a functional black and white tv for > the C64, but the main problem we had with them was tuner drift, and if it > went in the middle of a game or something, uh-oh, well, you ten had to > gently adjust the tuning knob till sound and picture came back. > > Cheers. > > -- > Toby Fisher Email: toby@g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk > Tel.: +44(0)1480 417272 Mobile: +44(0)7974 363239 > ICQ: #61744808 > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >