Blowtorch

What do you expect from people who can't remember, "Y'all want fries with that"? Why do you think TV stations need Telepromters? Why do they need to use small words on Teleprompters?

BTW, 'Teleprompter' is a tradmark.

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Michael A. Terrell
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OK What is the generic term or are they the only one in the business? ...lew...

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Lew Hartswick

This takes me back to the late late 80's when the "white van tool guys" first showed up here. I was accosted in a parking lot and asked if I wanted to buy some speakers, tools, and etc, or a "cordless flashlight".

~D "Silk, five cents a yard"

W> Cordless as in 'cordless screwdriver'.

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Dave

AstroTurf, Baggies, Band-Aid, Beer Nuts, Breathalyzer, Brillo Pads, Dacron, Dumpster, Frisbee, Hi-Liter, Hula-Hoop, Jacuzzi, Jeep, Jell-O, Jockey Shorts, Kitty Litter, Kleenex, Laundromat, Liquid Paper, Magic Marker,Muzak, Novocain, Ping-Pong, Play-Doh, Popsicle, Post-it Note, Q-Tip, Realtor, Rollerblade, Scotch Tape, Scrabble, Seeing Eye (dog), Sheetrock, Slim Jim, Styrofoam, Super glue, Technicolor, Teflon, TelePrompTer, Vaseline, Velcro, and Walkman.

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Gunner

Made from 'aircraft billet' no doubt.

--Winston

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Winston

I have been aware of most of those and a few I "couldn't care less" about but I am curious about the generic for "TelePrompter" ...lew...

Reply to
Lew Hartswick

According to SWMBO - "Gerry's Junk" until someone needs something in a hurry. Actually, the whole basement is willed to second son. Anyone need a TI-99A ? Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

Nope, already have a half dozen TI-99-4a consoles, one complete PEB rig (with a P-Code card, no hard drive), and a decent pile of software.

Used to get lulled to sleep by the sound of a "TI Impact Printer" (rebadged Epson MX-80) churning out Avery 1-up tractor feed address labels half the night...

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Bruce L. Bergman

Mine was a star 10 after second son and I fabricated a head cable from a surplus floppy drive ribbon and I rotated the drive belt to get better traction. I sold that printer at a yard sale in 1995 and saw it for sale again in 2000 (I could tell by the head cable). I picked up another one about five years ago for $1. Gerry :-)} London, Canada

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Gerald Miller

If there turns out to be a demand for them, I have one only been turned on once to test it out when new. How many years ago was that? ...lew... Oh! also a Comodore +4 and a few TS1000s

Reply to
Lew Hartswick

There was at least one other company, but the 'talking heads' still called them a teleprompter, because of their limited neurons. they couldn't be bother with learning anything about the equipment or people who put their faces into people's homes.

I haven't seen one in almost 20 years now, and haven't kept up on the TV broadcast business. You could ask on news:sci.engr.television.broadcast if you're really interested. The last station I built didn't have any studio equipment in place when I finished installing their transmitter. That was Ch 58, in Destin, Florida. The call letters at that time were WRMX, for "Wendal Rowan Ministries". It was a 1952 RCA TTU-25B transmitter, built with lots of aluminum, stainless and chrome. 2" copper pipe for the cooling system, and a huge water chiller with a 480 Volt, 3 Phase motor. Old Fairbanks Morse cooling pumps to circulate the water, and some nice 30A 10 KV armored cable that ran from the plate transformers to the thyratron cabinet.

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Michael A. Terrell

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