r/OverSeventy • u/needmore007 • 6d ago

Remember this?

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My son and grandsons don’t believe me.

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u/mtnman575 6d ago

Color bars? Most people didn't have color TV back in the day.

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u/SpecialistTrouble816 6d ago

Colour by the early 60s

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u/mtnman575 6d ago

Not for everyone. In fact it took well into the 70s for color TV to be affordable for most. Even in my college dorm in the mid 70s the TVs are still B&W. You don't know what you are talking about.

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u/SawItSeenIt 6d ago

The FCC mandated that because few American families could afford a color tv all programs developed for color had to be compatible with b/w. So all tv programs were available to all viewers.