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Don McLean (updated last on 22 March 2006)

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Sep 1998

My first article for a good many years was published in the September issue of the British popular electronics magazine "Electronics World". The article covered the results of the new recordings.

The front cover picture is my 3D rendition of Baird's laboratory and for the first time, EW had 'flick-book' animations of my restored pictures of "Miss Pounsford" and Betty Bolton.

Oct 1998

This article focuses in on the Baird's Phonovision experiments of 1927-28 and contains new information not on this web-site! Most exciting are the new graphics and new results indicating how powerful Baird's main Nipkow disc drive motor was. And all from the video signal!!

Nov 1998

PUBLISHED 8th OCTOBER 1998.

The BBC's First Television Service is discussed in this article in the context of the find in 1996 of a recording of part of the World's First Television Revue.

Dec 1998

PUBLISHED 6th NOVEMBER 1998 in UK

Covers the details of the "Looking In" Disc and its implications on television's history.

Feb 1999

PUBLISHED 6th JANUARY 1999 in UK

Covers the recent finds in 1998 of high quality 30-line discs - including Betty Bolton
Also includes pictures from the 1935 Test Discs - including "Major Radiovision"

Availability of Electronics World

If you missed any of the Electronics World articles or you live abroad and can't get a hold of them, the editor has suggested that if you contact Jackie.Lowe@rbi.co.uk (of Reed Business publications - publishers of EW) she may be able to help you out.

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