Subj : Re: Robot Holocaust (1987
To   : Cougar428
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Mar 11 2023 08:01 am

-=> Cougar428 wrote to POINDEXTER FORTRAN <=-

 Co> When I grew up, the television stations played the national anthem
 Co> at midnight, then up came a test pattern for a few minutes, then
 Co> static until 6AM.

 Co> Then they played the the pledge of allegiance and back to the
 Co> morning shows.

 Co> Guess I'm showing my age.  Now the things that overstimulate your
 Co> mind keep going 24 hours a day.  And forget the national anthem, you
 Co> won't hear that.


Some of the stations were 24/7 when I was growing up, but you would see
test patterns on many others.

I loved that "after hours" experience. You'd see movies and shows they'd
never play during prime time. We didn't even have a VCR back then, so
you'd need to be up or you'd miss it.



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