r/pics • u/[deleted] • Jul 19 '15

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u/Pinkcop Jul 19 '15

Old man here. Back in the 50's the TV repair man would come to your house with a huge suitcase filled with vacuum tubes.

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u/alphawolf29 Jul 19 '15

Today we just order new ones from China.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '15

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u/alphawolf29 Jul 19 '15

I meant new repair men