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To: Cirruslvr who wrote (58013)5/12/1999 11:39:00 PM
From: Tony Viola  Respond to of 1584784
 
Cirrus, yes, original TVs used vacuum tubes. And, you could easily pull any or all of them you suspected as bad, test them for free at an electronics store, and replace the bad ones yourself. Transistors and other solid state components followed. Sorry for the sarcasm. I guess I'm getting older than I thought.

Tony