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Old 28-05-2009   #1
2cvbloke
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My System: Mostly gathering dust cos there's no room for dishes here... :(


The Sleepy Hollow pollracle has spoken!
Talking An antique device or two...

You know, I really wish I got a photo of them, but yesterday I was at the Burnley indoor market when I happened upon a couple of old analogue satellite things. One was a VideoCrypt decoder, just a decoder, nothing else, it amazed me how technology has changed, going from a receiver-sized glorified card reader, to a built-in version, which is what is next, cos under the said box was an Alan M. Sugar Trading Co. (Or just Amstrad) SRD400, I do actually remember my mum having one at some point, but it was never used (I really wish I got into satellite TV back then!!!), but this box looked in mint condition, though I couldn't see any remote for it, but still, a couple of antiques from the history of satellite...

Oh, and someone was flogging almost-dead sky Yellow house cards, including one actually dead sky card (light blue), at a tenner each, glad I'm not a numpty and knew about the new white card replacing them...

I think your car looks funny too......
Proud owner of a satellites.co.uk cap & T-Shirt...
(though the latter no longer fits due to my ever expanding waistline!!!)
Resident KIRBY Vacuum nut...
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