We need more acts like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvSlF49uTQ

The One wrote:
> We need more acts like this:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvSlF49uTQ

30 years later still doing the same crap

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tqbZ67CAF0&feature=related

Steve H wrote:
> The One wrote:
>> We need more acts like this:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvSlF49uTQ
> 
> 30 years later still doing the same crap
> 
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tqbZ67CAF0&feature=related

Isn't Freddie dead?

> Isn't Freddie dead?

very ......

"The One"  wrote in message 
news:Xq9ak.217698$M63.140806@newsfe13.ams2...
> Isn't Freddie dead?

In the context of the thread title, he died of aids as the result of
being buggered.

Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related

The One wrote:
> Steve H wrote:
>> The One wrote:
>>> We need more acts like this:
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvSlF49uTQ
>>
>> 30 years later still doing the same crap
>>
>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0tqbZ67CAF0&feature=related
> 
> Isn't Freddie dead?

A couple of years ago, made a fair living out of doing the same act for 
over 40 years.

Stev eH

Steve H wrote:

> A couple of years ago, made a fair living out of doing the same act for 
> over 40 years.

What about this comic gem?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDEj3WREy_4

The Birds were good.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OgwcfTXJYY&feature=related

But the Byrds were better.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related

> But the Byrds were better.......
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related
>
Roger is my hero named after "Roger" in radio communications......used to be 
called Jim........

james Stewart wrote:
> Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related 
> 
> 

I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....

Stev eH

Steve H wrote:
> james Stewart wrote:
>> Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related
>>
> 
> I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....
> 
> Stev eH
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related

"12 WPM Class A" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
news:g4b8oc$68i$1@news.albasani.net...
> "The One"  wrote in message 
> news:Xq9ak.217698$M63.140806@newsfe13.ams2...
>> Isn't Freddie dead?
>
> In the context of the thread title, he died of aids as the result of
> being buggered.
>

I don't think he did, he died in 2006 from emphysema, he had suffered with 
ill health for many years, possibly due to a car crash some years ago.
He had been married 3 times.

73
Jeff

james stewart wrote:

> But the Byrds were better.......
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related 

But not as good ae Ten Years After:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2AmOAtowiE

and here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUokMbJC3P8&feature=related

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:50:19 +0100, The One wrote:

> james stewart wrote:
> 
>> But the Byrds were better.......
>> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related
> 
> But not as good ae Ten Years After:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2AmOAtowiE
> 
> and here:
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUokMbJC3P8&feature=related


Gems...  :-)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX52uNKN_k&NR=1

-- 
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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:08 +0100, The One  wrote:

> Bugger Amy Winehouse


No queuing involed......  Well obviously!

Nick.

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:32:25 +0100, "james stewart"
 wrote:

>Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related 
>

Fickle!

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:41:07 +0100, "james stewart"
 wrote:

>
>> But the Byrds were better.......
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related
>>
>Roger is my hero named after "Roger" in radio communications......used to be 
>called Jim........ 


Yep...  Fickle.

>> I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....
>>
>> Stev eH
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related

Watchtower was my Fav .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFE3Mk0I8ZI&feature=related

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:28:15 +0100, lucifer@eternal-flames.gov wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:08 +0100, The One  wrote:
>
>> Bugger Amy Winehouse
>
>
>No queuing involed......  Well obviously!
>
>Nick.

INVOLVED.

>>No queuing involed......  Well obviously!
>>
>>Nick.
>
> INVOLVED.

even I wouldn't touch her ......... prefer the lassie up in Tesco .......

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m8Ebcx-mTns&feature=related

mick wrote:

> Gems...  :-)
> 
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX52uNKN_k&NR=1

Brilliant! A TYA fan I take it? There's some great clips of Alvin Lee on 
youtube, without a doubt the _BEST_ guitarist I have ever heard.

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:19:41 +0100, The One wrote:

> mick wrote:
> 
>> Gems...  :-)
>> 
>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nJX52uNKN_k&NR=1
> 
> Brilliant! A TYA fan I take it? There's some great clips of Alvin Lee on
> youtube, without a doubt the _BEST_ guitarist I have ever heard.


Perhaps "fan" isn't the right word, but Cricklewood Green is very high on 
my list of best LPs - and is one of the "pride of place" items in my 
vinyl collection. I've been having a good reminisc at those youtube 
clips. :-)

Hmmm...  may have to shell out for a CD now...

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On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:36:58 +0100, lucifer wrote:

> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:28:15 +0100, lucifer@eternal-flames.gov wrote:
> 
>>On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:08 +0100, The One  wrote:
>>
>>> Bugger Amy Winehouse
>>
>>
>>No queuing involed......  Well obviously!
>>
>>Nick.
> 
> INVOLVED.

?? I thought the vole was better?

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wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:32:25 +0100, "james stewart"
>  wrote:
>
>>Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>>
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related
>>
>
> Fickle!

ok then Tufty Fickle ..............

wrote in message 
news:prci64l9ful52aptp4ekfrqrnlubp4eclm@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:41:07 +0100, "james stewart"
>  wrote:
>
>>
>>> But the Byrds were better.......
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPGgocfn_9g&feature=related
>>>
>>Roger is my hero named after "Roger" in radio communications......used to 
>>be
>>called Jim........
>
>
> Yep...  Fickle.

no no McGuinn ...............

On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:32:25 +0100, "james stewart"
 wrote:

>Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........

Mine too.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4690166.stm

73 de Wlat

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On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:28:04 +0100, "Jimbo...."
 wrote:


>> Yep...  Fickle.
>
>no no McGuinn ............... 

"... and McGuire.  Just are getting higher"


You're up the Creeque on this one, Jim.  :-)

"Steve H" 
 
wrote in message news:g4b9i3$7qr$2@news.albasani.net...
> Steve H wrote:
>> james Stewart wrote:
>>> Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>>>
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related
>>>
>>
>> I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....
>>
>> Stev eH
> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related

The sad thing is an act like that wouldn't get anywhere in today's "thud 
thud" market.

RT wrote:
> "Steve H" 
>  
> wrote in message news:g4b9i3$7qr$2@news.albasani.net...
>> Steve H wrote:
>>> james Stewart wrote:
>>>> Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>>>>
>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related
>>>>
>>> I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....
>>>
>>> Stev eH
>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related
> 
> The sad thing is an act like that wouldn't get anywhere in today's "thud 
> thud" market.
> 
> 
> 

Some of todays Thud Thud music .....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNB4g0AcH8&feature=related

Coming soon to a repeater near you .....

Steve H

In message <g4d7hu$am9$1@news.albasani.net>, Steve H 
<steveqqqqqqqqqqwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttttyyyyyyy
yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssddddddddddddddddddffffffffffffffggg
gggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@tfif.co.uk> writes
>RT wrote:
>> "Steve H" 
>><steveqqqqqqqqqqwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttttyyyyy
>>yyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssddddddddddddddddddfffffffffffff
>>fggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@tfif.co.uk>  wrote in message 
>>news:g4b9i3$7qr$2@news.albasani.net...
>>> Steve H wrote:
>>>> james Stewart wrote:
>>>>> Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTu5CnUDgak&feature=related
>>>>>
>>>> I remember seeing this at the age of 5, 405 line telly, QUALITY ....
>>>>
>>>> Stev eH
>>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jE80W5xYbTI&feature=related
>>  The sad thing is an act like that wouldn't get anywhere in today's 
>>"thud  thud" market.
>>
>
>Some of todays Thud Thud music .....
>
>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNB4g0AcH8&feature=related
>
>Coming soon to a repeater near you .....
>
>Steve H

Hey! That's a great song! True to the Eurovision traditions of the olden 
days. I don't remember seeing it before. Did it not make it to the 
final?
-- 
Ian

Ian Jackson wrote:

>>>
>>
>> Some of todays Thud Thud music .....
>>
>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNB4g0AcH8&feature=related
>>
>> Coming soon to a repeater near you .....
>>
>> Steve H
> 
> Hey! That's a great song! True to the Eurovision traditions of the olden 
> days. I don't remember seeing it before. Did it not make it to the final?

It was in the final and did far better than the British entry (12th with 
83 points, we made it into 25th place with 14 points;c) even Terry Wogan 
liked it!  Makes a good ring tone.

Steve H

The One wrote:
> 

Ah...is that your sexual preference!!..


-- 
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Chaney's World: Scooters & VW's - A Way of Life

www.chaney.i12.com

"Chaney's Laptop"  wrote in message 
news:7Asak.225764$M63.53683@newsfe13.ams2...
> The One wrote:
>>
> Ah...is that your sexual preference!!.. Chaney
>
>
Sounds right to me
Would you want to risk getting her pregnant?!

Steve Terry

"Walt Davidson"  wrote in message 
news:g1mj64l87rem1ae9pvpas1r3hficaoev7o@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:32:25 +0100, "james stewart"
>  wrote:
>
>>Tufty was my hero in the 60's .........
>
> Mine too.
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4690166.stm
>
> 73 de Wlat
>
no no the bloke with the beard in the pretty things ........

>>no no McGuinn ...............
>
> "... and McGuire.  Just are getting higher"
>
>
> You're up the Creeque on this one, Jim.  :-)

quality.....I knew you knew your stuff ..........

In message <g4dh69$sum$1@news.albasani.net>, Steve H 
<steveqqqqqqqqqqwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttttyyyyyyy
yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssddddddddddddddddddffffffffffffffggg
gggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh@tfif.co.uk> writes
>Ian Jackson wrote:
>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Some of todays Thud Thud music .....
>>>
>>> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_dNB4g0AcH8&feature=related
>>>
>>> Coming soon to a repeater near you .....
>>>
>>> Steve H
>>  Hey! That's a great song! True to the Eurovision traditions of the 
>>olden  days. I don't remember seeing it before. Did it not make it to 
>>the final?
>
>It was in the final and did far better than the British entry (12th 
>with 83 points, we made it into 25th place with 14 points;c) even Terry 
>Wogan liked it!  Makes a good ring tone.
>
>Steve H

I confess that I have gone off the Eurovision 'Song' Contest a bit (an 
extremely large bit). I certainly didn't watch much of it this year 
(mainly only the 'scoring' bit, and not even all of that). I'd rather 
watch 2 hours of Amy Whinehouse. Any bets on Terry Wogan not doing it 
next year?
-- 
Ian

"james stewart"  wrote in message 
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>
> Watchtower was my Fav .....
>
>

I thought that was that mag the Sally Ann dish out.
-- 
;-)
.
73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

wrote in message 
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> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:08 +0100, The One  wrote:
>
>> Bugger Amy Winehouse
>
>
> No queuing involed......  Well obviously!
>
> Nick.

.
Better than Cheri Blair (CB)
-- 
;-)
.
666 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
.
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"Steve Terry"  wrote in message 
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> "Chaney's Laptop"  wrote in message 
> news:7Asak.225764$M63.53683@newsfe13.ams2...
>> The One wrote:
>>>
>> Ah...is that your sexual preference!!.. Chaney
>>
>>
> Sounds right to me
> Would you want to risk getting her pregnant?!
>
Tony managed with that fugitive from a Dracula movie.
-- 
;-)
.
73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:19:28 +0100, Ian Jackson
 wrote:

>I confess that I have gone off the Eurovision 'Song' Contest a bit (an 
>extremely large bit). I certainly didn't watch much of it this year 
>(mainly only the 'scoring' bit, and not even all of that). I'd rather 
>watch 2 hours of Amy Whinehouse. Any bets on Terry Wogan not doing it 
>next year?

I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
over from her?

73 de Wlat

-- 
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In message , Walt Davidson 
 writes
>On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 19:19:28 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:
>
>>I confess that I have gone off the Eurovision 'Song' Contest a bit (an
>>extremely large bit). I certainly didn't watch much of it this year
>>(mainly only the 'scoring' bit, and not even all of that). I'd rather
>>watch 2 hours of Amy Whinehouse. Any bets on Terry Wogan not doing it
>>next year?
>
>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>over from her?
>
>73 de Wlat
>
I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines 
to 405 lines.
-- 
Ian

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:58:02 +0100, Ian Jackson
 wrote:

>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>over from her?
>>
>>73 de Wlat
>>
>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines 
>to 405 lines.

ROTFL!

73 de G3NYY

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In message , Walt Davidson 
 writes
>On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:58:02 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:
>
>>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>>over from her?
>>>
>>>73 de Wlat
>>>
>>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines
>>to 405 lines.
>
>ROTFL!
>
>73 de G3NYY
>
I love the way she used to say "La Norvedge, null pwang."
Didn't she marry an Italian with... (say no more).
-- 
Ian

"Ian Jackson"  wrote in message 
news:yVjIWMLzezaIFw8F@g3ohx.demon.co.uk...
> In message , Walt Davidson 
>  writes
>>On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:58:02 +0100, Ian Jackson
>> wrote:
>>>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>>>over from her?
>>>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines
>>>to 405 lines.
>>ROTFL!
> I love the way she used to say "La Norvedge, null pwang."
> Didn't she marry an Italian with... (say no more).

Was she not also one of the early TV chefs?

Or was that Katy Roast?

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:46:48 +0100, Walt Davidson
 wrote:

>On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 07:58:02 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:
>
>>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>>over from her?
>>>
>>>73 de Wlat
>>>
>>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines 
>>to 405 lines.
>
>ROTFL!
>
>73 de G3NYY

Don't believe him, Wlat.
I've looked on 405 lines and there's nothing there.
You stick with 30.

Nick.

wrote in message 
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> Don't believe him, Wlat.
> I've looked on 405 lines and there's nothing there.
> You stick with 30.

In the early days of computing it was all Octal and not Hexadecimal.

When the time came for the second change-over, computing was just
beginning to appear in TV engineering, and there is an urban legend that
625 lines was chosen because 625 is the Octal equivalent of 405 decimal.

Digital? Give me Natlock any time!

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:09:23 +0100, Ian Jackson
 wrote:

>>>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>>>over from her?
>>>>
>>>>73 de Wlat
>>>>
>>>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines
>>>to 405 lines.
>>
>>ROTFL!
>>
>>73 de G3NYY
>>
>I love the way she used to say "La Norvedge, null pwang."
>Didn't she marry an Italian with... (say no more).

No. She is, herself, an Italian and she has seen off three husbands
... the first one an Irish Viscount.

She was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of an Italian marquis,
the Marchese Demetrio Imperiali di Francavilla and Dorothy Kate
Ramsden. She came to England in 1946.

In 1947 she married Viscount Boyle (now Earl of Shannon); the marriage
was dissolved in 1955. The same year she married Greville Baylis, a
racehorse owner who died in 1976. In 1979 she married for the 3rd time
to Sir Peter Saunders, the theatre impresario who died in 2002.

73 de Wlat

-- 
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In message , Walt Davidson 
 writes
>On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:09:23 +0100, Ian Jackson
> wrote:
>
>>>>>I thought it was Katie Boyle who did it.  When did Terry Wogan take it
>>>>>over from her?
>>>>>
>>>>>73 de Wlat
>>>>>
>>>>I believe it was around the time the TV standard changed from 30 lines
>>>>to 405 lines.
>>>
>>>ROTFL!
>>>
>>>73 de G3NYY
>>>
>>I love the way she used to say "La Norvedge, null pwang."
>>Didn't she marry an Italian with... (say no more).
>
>No. She is, herself, an Italian and she has seen off three husbands
>... the first one an Irish Viscount.
>
>She was born in Florence, Italy, the daughter of an Italian marquis,
>the Marchese Demetrio Imperiali di Francavilla and Dorothy Kate
>Ramsden. She came to England in 1946.
>
>In 1947 she married Viscount Boyle (now Earl of Shannon); the marriage
>was dissolved in 1955. The same year she married Greville Baylis, a
>racehorse owner who died in 1976. In 1979 she married for the 3rd time
>to Sir Peter Saunders, the theatre impresario who died in 2002.
>
Yes, I've been Googling. It appears that she was host for Eurovision 
Song Contest only four times, between 1960-74. It seemed like a lot 
more.
-- 
Ian

"12 WPM Class A" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
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>
> In the early days of computing it was all Octal and not Hexadecimal.
>
> When the time came for the second change-over, computing was just
> beginning to appear in TV engineering, and there is an urban legend that
> 625 lines was chosen because 625 is the Octal equivalent of 405 decimal.
>
So why 405 in the first instance?
-- 
;-)
73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

In message <486bf3d3$1@extreme.x-privat.org>, Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI 
 writes
>"12 WPM Class A" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>news:g4firj$8ei$1@news.albasani.net...
>>
>> In the early days of computing it was all Octal and not Hexadecimal.
>>
>> When the time came for the second change-over, computing was just
>> beginning to appear in TV engineering, and there is an urban legend that
>> 625 lines was chosen because 625 is the Octal equivalent of 405 decimal.
>>
>So why 405 in the first instance?

As well as the 30-line Nipkow disc system, there was the experimental 
Baird 240-line system. How does that fit in?
-- 
Ian

"Ian Jackson"  wrote in message 
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> In message <486bf3d3$1@extreme.x-privat.org>, Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI 
>  writes
>>"12 WPM Class A" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:g4firj$8ei$1@news.albasani.net...
>>>
>>> In the early days of computing it was all Octal and not Hexadecimal.
>>>
>>> When the time came for the second change-over, computing was just
>>> beginning to appear in TV engineering, and there is an urban legend that
>>> 625 lines was chosen because 625 is the Octal equivalent of 405 decimal.
>>>
>>So why 405 in the first instance?
>
> As well as the 30-line Nipkow disc system, there was the experimental 
> Baird 240-line system. How does that fit in?
>
An odd number of lines was required for interlaced scanning, but why 405 and 
not 401 or 399, for example?
-- 
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73 de Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI - mine's a pint.
http://turner-smith.co.uk

In message , Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI 
 writes
>"Ian Jackson"  wrote in message
>news:QfKgECRXf$aIFwZe@g3ohx.demon.co.uk...
>> In message <486bf3d3$1@extreme.x-privat.org>, Frank Turner-Smith G3VKI
>>  writes
>>>"12 WPM Class A" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>news:g4firj$8ei$1@news.albasani.net...
>>>>
>>>> In the early days of computing it was all Octal and not Hexadecimal.
>>>>
>>>> When the time came for the second change-over, computing was just
>>>> beginning to appear in TV engineering, and there is an urban legend that
>>>> 625 lines was chosen because 625 is the Octal equivalent of 405 decimal.
>>>>
>>>So why 405 in the first instance?
>>
>> As well as the 30-line Nipkow disc system, there was the experimental
>> Baird 240-line system. How does that fit in?
>>
>An odd number of lines was required for interlaced scanning, but why 405 and
>not 401 or 399, for example?

Numberwang!!
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Ian