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From: lemke@Apple.COM (Steve Lemke)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video
Subject: Re: VCR comercial eliminator
Message-ID: <16543@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 3 Sep 88 03:45:10 GMT
References: <257@ivucsb.UUCP> <16314@apple.Apple.COM> <17659@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> <1831@loral.UUCP> <45@calmasd.GE.COM> <1039@mtund.ATT.COM>
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In article <1039@mtund.ATT.COM> smc@mtund.UUCP (Steven Casagrande) writes:
>A few years back there was a device that would detect the Color SubCarrier
>transmitted by the TV Station.  Apparently, if you were trying to tape
>a B&W movie (i.e., late at night), it would detect the switch from
>the B&W movie to the COLOR commercial, and would then stop the tape
>
>Of course, this wouldn't do squat for a color show.....

Sure it would - it would prevent you from taping it (thinking the whole thing
was a commercial), wouldn't it?

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