• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      The only part that makes sense. I am not sure any tv was round and also who says “foot long diameter”?

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        Early CRTs were round, like in the Manchester Baby computer. They got squarer as they started being used for TV, more so as the scanning technology improved. You’ll see early TVs from the 50s or so looking very squircular.

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          Yeah some CRTs used to be round but consumer ones afaik weren’t round at the time anyone could afford a 12 in display