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Television Broadcasting Technology
Interactive Two-Way Cable TV.
There was an early 1980's prototype interactive cable TV system in Ohio developed by Warner-Amex. The project commenced in 1977, and terminated in 1984.
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<-- This is the customer's console. The placard says 'QUBE: A Warner Communications Company.' The three buttons on the bottom are labeled: P for Premium, C for Community, T for Television. |
Automated television switcher.
Do you want to turn on a television show at a certain time? This is a Vikoa Duplomat 15" Programmer. Intended for use at Cable Head-Ends or Network Operations Centers, it automatically switches television sources for broadcast at certain times. Electro-mechanical technology.
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Label 'A' shows a programming drum divided vertically into 12 hours in 15" increments. The white vertical band divides the drum into 5 circuits (input sources), further divided into 7 days AM and PM. Like a music-box, pegs are inserted into holes in the drum to identify the interval where that source should be turned on.
Label 'B' is called 'timing cams.' |
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Television Camera by René Barthelemy 1935. Found in the Musée des Arts et Métiers, Paris. |