https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2198196#M72365 <P><FONT face="comic sans ms,sans-serif" size="4"><STRONG>In the fifties and sixties,<IMG width="573" height="762" src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/31/7d/17/317d1765ccfd4567ce7cb12f335f565e.jpg" border="0" /> we had a big wooden box TV set that got maybe three channels.&nbsp; But there was enough programming on to keep the whole family entertained day and night.&nbsp; And just a little past midnight, the box would shut down for the night so we all could get a good night sleep.&nbsp; Guess the test pattern was the first "remote" control device.</STRONG></FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG src="http://www.jeffs60s.com/images/test_pattern.jpg" border="0" /></P><P><FONT face="comic sans ms,sans-serif" size="4"><STRONG>Good night......</STRONG></FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:55:41 GMT LydiaN586309 2019-11-06T12:55:41Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2193959#M72141 <P><FONT size="4" color="#0000FF">What were some of the most positive and fun things you were able to do in your middle school and high school day? <span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="54524678_448897159259617_1047102598584205312_o.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54101i342BB5C8066D4188/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="54524678_448897159259617_1047102598584205312_o.jpg" alt="54524678_448897159259617_1047102598584205312_o.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="32699030_204905123658823_2950524450816131072_n.jpg" style="width: 659px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54102iB75AC1984C4E5B4C/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="32699030_204905123658823_2950524450816131072_n.jpg" alt="32699030_204905123658823_2950524450816131072_n.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Desoto_104.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54103i665E403088841A2D/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Desoto_104.jpg" alt="Desoto_104.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="32857619_204905700325432_6083227245231472640_n.jpg" style="width: 804px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54104i79636C72F0D16FD2/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="32857619_204905700325432_6083227245231472640_n.jpg" alt="32857619_204905700325432_6083227245231472640_n.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="33186812_206847390131263_3248052241457741824_n.jpg" style="width: 960px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54105iCC1528422B7C3C69/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="33186812_206847390131263_3248052241457741824_n.jpg" alt="33186812_206847390131263_3248052241457741824_n.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="66446749_528126201336712_3612115668289191936_n.jpg" style="width: 960px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54108iE6E2044ADBDC69C5/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="66446749_528126201336712_3612115668289191936_n.jpg" alt="66446749_528126201336712_3612115668289191936_n.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="71283821_2464288503805905_5431858509484392448_n.jpg" style="width: 640px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54109iB78FD31CE7590AF0/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="71283821_2464288503805905_5431858509484392448_n.jpg" alt="71283821_2464288503805905_5431858509484392448_n.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="1280px-People_on_the_steps_of_Konserthuset,_Stockholm_(1965).jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54110i57AD587CB47B580C/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="1280px-People_on_the_steps_of_Konserthuset,_Stockholm_(1965).jpg" alt="1280px-People_on_the_steps_of_Konserthuset,_Stockholm_(1965).jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Mia_Adolphson_&amp;_Lars_Jacob_1968.jpg" style="width: 695px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/54111iF58683324E390845/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Mia_Adolphson_&amp;_Lars_Jacob_1968.jpg" alt="Mia_Adolphson_&amp;_Lars_Jacob_1968.jpg" /></span></FONT></P> Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:37:26 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2193959#M72141 DaveMcK 2019-10-22T21:37:26Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2198196#M72365 <P><FONT face="comic sans ms,sans-serif" size="4"><STRONG>In the fifties and sixties,<IMG width="573" height="762" src="https://i.pinimg.com/236x/31/7d/17/317d1765ccfd4567ce7cb12f335f565e.jpg" border="0" /> we had a big wooden box TV set that got maybe three channels.&nbsp; But there was enough programming on to keep the whole family entertained day and night.&nbsp; And just a little past midnight, the box would shut down for the night so we all could get a good night sleep.&nbsp; Guess the test pattern was the first "remote" control device.</STRONG></FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><IMG src="http://www.jeffs60s.com/images/test_pattern.jpg" border="0" /></P><P><FONT face="comic sans ms,sans-serif" size="4"><STRONG>Good night......</STRONG></FONT></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:55:41 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2198196#M72365 LydiaN586309 2019-11-06T12:55:41Z https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2344904#M77751 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="batman1966" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68454iD6933EA016190ED9/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="batman1966" alt="batman1966" /></span></P><P class="lia-align-center">&nbsp;</P><P class="lia-align-center">The best TV for kids!</P><P class="lia-align-center">&nbsp;</P><P class="lia-align-center"><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="satsixmen" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.aarp.org/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/68455i77E1D12344B223BB/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="satsixmen" alt="satsixmen" /></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 11 Nov 2020 02:48:33 GMT https://community.aarp.org/t5/Our-Front-Porch/Young-people-had-the-best-of-things-in-the-1950-s-and-the-1960-s/m-p/2344904#M77751 nahchoo 2020-11-11T02:48:33Z