CED VideoDisc and Player Discussion

cedmagic · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 9:59 am Post subject: Twenty Years of CED Magic

It was on Thanksgiving weekend in 1995 that the first page of the CED Magic website became live on the Internet. My university had recently purchased a new-fangled thing called a web server, and the IT folks were offered accounts on it to learn HTML. I devoted my account to CED, and when it became somewhat large after a few months, the account was moved to the local Teleport commercial web services.

The first graphic was the SelectaVision engineering logo, and you can still see that original MacDraw Pro rendering on the Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/CedMagic/

-- Tom Howe

Beetlescott · Joined: 03 Oct 2010 Posts: 2144

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TOM!!!! We are so happy you have kept it up these 20 years!
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SGT-250
SGT-200
SFT-100
SKT-100

SelectaVision420 · Joined: 25 Mar 2012 Posts: 1424 Location: Hartford

cheers tom! you're my hero! Cool

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(2)Sears 274 & 934(80150,10&11350), sft100, sgt250, sjt 090-400, vp550, VDR3000, VP2000 & 4000
complete '84 Dimensia Owner

ketonic_dude · Joined: 20 Jul 2012 Posts: 547 Location: Mankato, MN

Congrats Tom! I would have only been 11 years old when your site went live. Thank you for your time and devotion to the CED format. I have learned so much from you and your site.

jeff7624 · Joined: 23 Feb 2014 Posts: 38 Location: United States

20 years ago I probably was just learning to talk. Funny how all of the technology I enjoy is older than I am Razz

ace2184 · Joined: 04 Mar 2015 Posts: 34 Location: Washington State

Thank you for your dedication and devotion sir. It's nice to have so much information and a gathering place for people who share the passion.

blindfury420 · Joined: 26 Jan 2011 Posts: 1036

Woooooo!! Thanks for everything Tom! Especially keeping this site running!
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I dont own

McMicheal 5001h
Hitachi VIP202P
JCP 686-5705
RCA SKT265, SKT300
RCA SJT400X, SJT425

Bildplattenspieler · Joined: 04 Dec 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Bremen, Germany

Tom, without your incredible work and dedication, the CED scene
would be b/w and not full of vibrant colours.

Sadly the RCA CED System was never distributed in Germany,
they planned it, but they axed it, when Philips spended a fortune
on the release of the Laservision system.

Jesse Skeen · Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 575 Location: Sacramento, CA

I'd been collecting for 2 years at that point, and until the internet came along I was sure that I was the only person on the planet who cared about CEDs. Laughing

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Videodisc and stereo sound- there's no better value around!

RT9342 · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 224 Location: San Antonio, TX

Very cool. I remember when I first found this site and was amazed by all the CED stuff that I didn't know about. CED disappeared in my area fast, and I thought only RCA made the players, and that the F/G chassis was all that was ever used!

Gunner · Joined: 09 Dec 2012 Posts: 80 Location: Toronto, Canada

Well done Tom! Great bunch here and a wealth of assistance!
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SFT100 x2
SJT90
SJT200 x 2
SJT400 x 2
SGT250