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Re: PC life cycle [Was: Buying new system - good reasons to wait?]

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From: Joan
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 16:01
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Tom Almy wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
> 
>> Uncle Bully <wakeupcall@optushome.com.au.REMOVE> wrote in
>> message news:3f59786b$0$6526$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> 
> 
>>> I have a really old Thorn TV that is just as good if not
>>> better than a new TV. Not sure of the vintage, but it is
>>> made of wood so it must be at least 25 years old :)
>>
>>
>>
>> I dont believe any were ever made of just wood.
>>
>> You sure it hasnt got the picture painted on the front of it ?
> 
> 
> You must be fairly young. I've got a 1948 10" RCA television with a 
> solid wood cabinet. The thing weighs 60 lbs. Virtually all TV cabinets 
> through even the 1960s were made of at least partially wood, at least 
> the console (as opposed to table) models.
> 
We had gorgeous console TV and the cabinet was Italian Provencial.  We 
eventually made a liquor cabinet out of the console.

Joan
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