The goal was to provide a chronological (year by year) flow
of events that lead to the development of television.
It is focused on hardware, not television programs, or programming,
or how TV influences our lives. There are many other sites that cover those
areas! However, there is some program information on this
site relating to the 'first' shows, and how they were discussed in TV
Guide.
I have mainly covered popular topics and
questions that relate to the history of design and development, without
getting too technical. It is a fine line, because of the wide audience
that stops in for a visit.
This project that was created to share
information on a fascinating subject. Please
write
if you have any questions, or don't find a particular area you are looking
for. I may not have the answer, but will sure try to help!
HOW TO FIND SOMETHING FAST:
Try using the ("Pico") search engine for this website.
Simply type a few words about what you are
looking for, into the text box provided, and hit "SEARCH".
If you get too many choices, try the 'drop down' box, and resubmit your
search with "Search All Words", or "Search Exact Phrase"
selected in place of "Search Any Word". Capitalization does
not affect search.
Important: If your search does not find anything
>> Please check your spelling for miftakes!
Also: This site is mainly based on
American spellings & expressions -- you may not find the items you want if
British spellings or terms are used, for example colour vs. color, valve
vs. tube, programme vs. program, wireless
vs. radio, etc.
What do the numbers mean next to
each image on this site?
Almost every one of the 5,000+ images on this site are the
"click-to-enlarge" type of file. Trying to keep file sizes small
and provide meaningful scans is a tough task. By having
'thumbnails', the pages load (fairly) fast, then you can select which image you
want to make bigger by clicking on it. The number in the parentheses,
(78K), for example, tells you that the file you are about to open is 78K bytes
in size.
Caution! Some of the files on this
site are very large. My target was to have images under (150K) in size,
which can even be a bit slow for 56K analog modems. When you see file
sizes OVER (200K), then I would recommend they only be opened if you have a
high-speed Internet connection, or if you are prepared to wait for a long
download time!
Much of the information on this site is visual, and requires large file
sizes. I am open to any suggestions to improving file transfer time.
In all cases: Use your browser's "BACK"
button to return to the original page, after viewing the larger image.
What about TV information for other countries?
The majority of information on this site involves the history of
American television, mainly because that is what I have the most access to.
However, you will find examples of early British, German, Italian and French
television systems. Eventually, I want to expand the site to cover more
about TV from all parts of the globe. It's just a matter of available time
and reference materials. Several countries experimented with electronic TV
in the 1935 to 1939 time period, (commercial broadcast start dates were in
the 1940s). However, most countries did not
get TV until much later ... some well into the
1960s, and 70s!
Visit this link:
Worldwide TV Start Dates.
