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8th Oct 2012, 12:23 pm | #1 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: North Wales, UK.
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No way to treat a GEC...
Hi there
No picture I'm afraid, but I was at a venue called Telford's Warehouse in Chester and there bolted to the wall above the bar is a GEC2010 dual standard TV. Don't get too excited - it is now a cupboard with two light green doors where the CRT once pushed through. All the knobs are there and the conversion looks very professionally done - I suppose if it saved an old set from landfill then it isn't too much of a shame, though I'd have preferred to see a picture on it! I'll get a photo next time I'm there. Glyn |
8th Oct 2012, 12:33 pm | #2 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Oxford, UK.
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Re: No way to treat a GEC...
I hate this kind of lack of respect for old technology. Another example that springs to mind is countless pub pianos that have been painted with "cool" graffiti-like images, had their lids crudely screwed shut with chipboard screws and an overpowered cordless drill, or even dismembered had the component parts turned into a "car crash" of a mural.
On the other hand, it's slightly better than landfill, and might get the odd person interested in a new hobby. N. |