prd, that brings back memories, I was only 9 when tv arrived in Melb and I can remember the crowds 10 deep outside a shop with a tv going in the window at night. And then there was the clock on the screen for hours on end because they had no programs to show and we used to just sit and watch the seconds tick away. I remember earlier, I was probably 7 or 8 and a kid I was playing with up at the park, he told me that one day you would be able to watch pictures in your house, just like a radio but with pictures. I thought he was crazy