Yes, I remember life before TV.
I think it was around 1956 TV came to Australia - black and white. Sydney first, then Melbourne followed, and in 1959 it came to Adelaide.
I remember traveling to Melbourne and seeing all the houses with tv antennas set up on the chimneys. The skyline was full of them. Something just not seen any more.
I remember going to the 'Destry's' house (neighbours) to watch a rather small black and white TV and fascinated at seeing the documentary on zebras.
Shortly after this my parents made the decision to cash in a life insurance policy on me (about $400) and bought a cabinet tv. At school I can remember the teacher asking who had TV in their homes, and my hand was one of about 5 that went up, in a class of around 40 children.
Color TV came to Adelaide early in 1975 and I was there for the change-over. But by then I'd got to see color TV in England, so it was fascinating to watch it actually changing over.
I still remember seeing people dressed up in overcoats (men with hats) standing outside electrical appliance shops at night, watching TV through the store window. Sometimes as many as 20 or 30 people, and several rows deep.
Image 'borrowed' from the web. Any objections let me know. I'm using it as reference material, to illustrate.
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