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matt carr
Joined: 24 Apr 2009 Posts: 28 Location: Purvis Mississippi
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject: 2011 Holiday gift |
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When I pressed play a smile came across my face.
Thanks Tom! You're awesome!
I think I will watch a video tonight on my SGT 200! |
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blindfury420
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: |
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What did tom send you, a player or a disc? _________________ I dont own
McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425 |
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matt carr
Joined: 24 Apr 2009 Posts: 28 Location: Purvis Mississippi
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:14 pm Post subject: |
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It is a tape measure with the CED logo on it that has the first RCA fanfare recorded on it.
My mom was like, "Oh thats nice, there's some Christmas music on it." LOL |
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blindfury420
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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nice! Always good to receive some ced memorabilia _________________ I dont own
McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425 |
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cedmagic Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Beetlescott
Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2144
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Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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I have been out of town since last Thursday, and my in laws really do live "over the river and thru the woods"! It's beautiful and peaceful to visit there, the drawback is no cell phone service, no internet service, and NO CED PLAYERS!!!
We got back home today and I found this little package in my mailbox! Thanks much Tom!!!! I smile every time I push the button!!!! It will take it's rightful place with my drink bottle from last year!!!! _________________ SGT-250
SGT-200
SFT-100
SKT-100 |
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71chevyvan
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 52
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:25 am Post subject: Re: 2011 Holiday gift |
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[quote="matt carr"]When I pressed play a smile came across my face.
Thanks Tom! You're awesome!
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lucky you
i have been collecting the ced holiday gifts for years.
bummer. i didn't receive one this year. guess i didn't make enough posts to earn it.
barry, 71chevyvan _________________ An analog kind of guy forced to live in a digital world:>) |
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blindfury420
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:10 am Post subject: |
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Haha I want one now too! How did you guys get it? Buy enough stuff from tom or somethin? Mailing List? _________________ I dont own
McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425 |
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analog.tv
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 34 Location: Lafayette, Colorado
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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Neat....I just got one of those in the mail today. Sooooo cool. Thanks, Tom. Also, thanks again for keeping this ced magic alive. CRAIG Greenbelt, MD |
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cedmagic Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:58 pm Post subject: Late CED Magic Holiday Item |
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Barry and Ryan:
I mailed these out to you, so they just haven't arrived yet. Opa-Locka is about as far away from Portland as you can get and still be in the USA !
--Tom |
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blindfury420
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036
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Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 11:39 am Post subject: |
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Awesome! Cant wait to see it and thank you!
* Hahah It's so cool! Just gotta make sure i don't bump record!! _________________ I dont own
McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425 |
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Alchemy
Joined: 27 Nov 2010 Posts: 532 Location: Sweet Home,Oregon
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Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Got mine today- way cool, thanks Tom _________________ Scott
SGT-200, CLD-79
http://bcw.utnij.net <--- CED/LD collection |
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71chevyvan
Joined: 29 May 2004 Posts: 52
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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Late CED Magic Holiday Item |
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[quote="cedmagic"]Barry and Ryan:
I mailed these out to you, so they just haven't arrived yet. Opa-Locka is about as far away from Portland as you can get and still be in the USA !
--Tom[/quote]
tom
received my cool tape measure today.
many thanks
barry _________________ An analog kind of guy forced to live in a digital world:>) |
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cedmagic Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:20 am Post subject: Re-recording the CED Fanfare onto the Tape Measure |
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Don't worry about recording over the fanfare, as it's easy enough to put it back in. The original intent of the tape measure was to measure an object and then recite something like "twelve and three-quarter by fourteen by one-quarter inch" into the unit while the figures are still fresh in mind. But I've seen kids make far more creative use of the brief record time!
A CED player can be used to re-record the fanfare, but it is easier to pull up a YouTube video of the fanfare on your computer. A smartphone can also be used for playback, as the ADC in the tape measure is not hi-fi. This YouTube fanfare with the "surprise" ending works well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cmX9y0w5TY
Press RECORD the instant you see the fanfare graphics appear and hold it down until the tape measure beeps and stops recording. You might have to repeat it a couple times to get the timing right, as the tape measure has just enough record time to get all 23 notes in.
--Tom Howe |
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7jlong
Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 187
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Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Tom - mine just showed up today, and I am beyond thankful, esp. considering I was a self-centered chump and totally forgot to reply to your requests for an address update.
Anyway, thank you again for this, and even though I can re-record it as you describe I am still terrified of hitting REC. Ha!
Happy (belated) Holidays! |
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cedmagic Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject: RE: CED Tape Measure |
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James:
I'm glad you got it! The email wasn't bouncing, so I figured the snail mail address was still good.
--Tom |
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krbsforty
Joined: 28 Feb 2011 Posts: 385 Location: San Diego, California
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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I just got my tape measure in the mail today. I had no idea what it was until I used it & pressed the play button. I like it a lot! Thank you very much. |
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Beetlescott
Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2144
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Ryan, have you received your tape measure yet? _________________ SGT-250
SGT-200
SFT-100
SKT-100 |
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blindfury420
Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:27 pm Post subject: |
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blindfury420 wrote: | Awesome! Cant wait to see it and thank you!
* Hahah It's so cool! Just gotta make sure i don't bump record!! |
Yes I did ! I just edited my prior post, at the time I was still last post! _________________ I dont own
McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425 |
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cedmagic Site Admin
Joined: 11 May 2004 Posts: 335 Location: Portland, Oregon
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:06 am Post subject: Inside the Voice Recording Tape Measure |
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If you're curious about what's inside the tape measure, but don't want to take it apart, here's a picture of the innards:
All the signal processing circuitry of the tape measure is contained under the black blob on the circuit board labeled U1. If this tape measure had been made back in 1981 it would have been the size of a CED player, considering the number of RAM chips it would take to store 12 seconds of audio. The Commodore VIC-20 computer from that time contained only 5 kilobytes of RAM.
And note the one-half Watt speaker, which accounts for the rather loud sound that comes out of this thing. One recipient gave it to his three-year-old , who developed a habit of constantly re-playing while strapped in the car seat. Dad was able to muffle the sound somewhat by applying clear Scotch tape over the speaker grill.
--Tom Howe |
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Samson
Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 67
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Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject: Thanks for Christmas Gift 2011 |
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THANK YOU so much Tom for the nice Christmas Gift again this year.
Please keep up the Great website, it's the best CED Info on the web. |
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