| One of the most frequently asked questions related to | | | | this new technology. |
| television is, `Where`s the remote?` When the first | | | | The 1970`s brought about the greatest surge of |
| simple television (televisores) was built in 1928, it did not | | | | television purchases. Major appliance stores (Sears |
| come with a remote. The entire wonder consisted of | | | | and others) had banks of televisions on display. |
| a disk, a light (which tended to make the images | | | | Daytime television and `Soap Operas` became |
| orange in appearance) and a moderate need for | | | | favorites of many stay at home mothers. Game |
| electricity. | | | | shows became more plentiful as did movies which |
| By the 1930`s, televisions (televisores) had evolved to | | | | introduced us to favorites such as John Waynne, |
| all electrical components. The typical screen was | | | | Robert Young, `Beaver Cleaver` and many, many |
| about 6X8 inches and generally was mounted in a | | | | more. These were idyllic families, devoid of abuse, less |
| much larger cabinet. By the late 1930`s televisions | | | | than charitable language, arguments, and other |
| were made by several manufacturers in the United | | | | behaviors evidenced in today`s homes and societies. |
| States and throughout Europe and the Soviet Union. | | | | Television commercials changed the `tools` of |
| World War II slowed recreational television progress | | | | childhood which previously had been invented and |
| while turning that technology to the necessary military | | | | make believe to Barbie and Ken dolls, talking bears, |
| communications. Many communication devices were | | | | more sophisticated bicycles and wagons and the like. |
| made accessible using television cable. Unlike the Viet | | | | Satellites influenced further changes in television |
| Nam War, civilians were not able to watch the battles | | | | (televisores) in the mid 1980`s. Pay for view |
| that had been fought and radio was still highly sought | | | | programming became possible through the encryption |
| for news and entertainment. | | | | of programming and transmitting via cable and only to |
| By 1945, many American families believed they had | | | | viewers who had the additional equipment to view |
| suffered enough hardship from the war and rewarded | | | | such programs. |
| themselves with televisions (televisores). The pictures | | | | Today, digital and satellite television (televisores) deliver |
| were of a better quality than in earlier televisions and | | | | the clearest images to the viewer and provide several |
| only in black and white. Programming other than news | | | | hundred channels from which to choose. Televisions |
| had caught on and gradually, game shows, sports and | | | | have grown from 6x8 picture tubes in huge cabinets |
| other programs of interest were available. | | | | to slim instruments sitting atop pedestals. Large screen |
| Technically, the ability to produce programs in color | | | | television gives the appearance of football players |
| occurred in the late 1940`s, however it was in the mid | | | | kicking off in one`s living room and monster trucks |
| 1960`s that major broadcasters began to produce their | | | | driving directly at the viewer. Television today may be |
| programming in color. Early colored televisions did not | | | | accessed from one`s computer as well as by cell |
| provide exact color replication. One often noticed | | | | phone. |
| unnatural tint which was correctable by manipulating | | | | I can`t imagine what I would see in a crystal ball if I |
| the `tint` dial on the television. | | | | were to search for changes in television technology, |
| For those of us old enough to remember the | | | | but I know that improvements and innovative concepts |
| assignation of John F. Kennedy, we will also remember | | | | are explored daily. |
| his lying in state and his funeral and burial all shown on | | | | This article is under GNU FDL license and can be |
| major broadcast stations. This was the first major | | | | distributed without any previous authorization from the |
| event in American history that could be viewed by | | | | author. However the author's name and all the URLs |
| people all across the United States on television | | | | (links) mentioned in the article and biography must be |
| (televisores). Despite miles of separation, people in the | | | | kept. |
| USA felt more connected to one another because of | | | | |