#TBT: Oldie, but goodie CRT

A guy from South Korea walks in a bar one night with an undeniable swag. He looks mighty sharp with his arched 55-inch facade and flanks which are barely 5 millimeters thick. He walks up to counter and utters “I’ll have a 5-year old scotch, straight up” with a crystal-clear voice coming out of his 40-watt speaker.

Mr. Plasma, the bartender, gave the guy’s drink and gave the newcomer an odd stare. He was not as friendly as he normally used to be. It probably has something to do with his impending lay-off from the Japanese company he once worked for.

The skinny guy took a sip of his drink, and introduced himself to Plasma “How’s it going gramps? My name is Curved OLED, Curved for short.” However, socializing was the last thing on Plasma’s mind that night, so instead he just gave the guy a nod.

Mr. OLED took another sip and suddenly noticed an old drunk guy sitting across him at the dark corner of the bar. Curious that he is, he asked Plasma who the strange fellow was. The bartender cleared his throat and said “That’s Old man Ray, but he’s formerly known around here as CRT.”

Typical CRT TV back in the 1950’s | Image Source

“Don’t let that humongous ass of his fool you, ‘cause he’s one tough SOB. Since the early 30’s until the late 90’s, he has been in every living room and even made it to the big league when he was signed by tech companies for their so-called computers,” adds Plasma.

The bartender is starting to show some emotions now. He continues by saying “Ray and I go way back. But even though I was far slimmer than he can ever dream of, people still loved him for his uncanny ability to operate even in extreme conditions and still produce at a high level without any trace of input lags or distortions.”

HP 9845A with 10.3×7.6-inch CRT monitor | Image Source

Then in an instant, the once timid bartender became enraged. “But then you guys showed up!” he shouted. “You and your power-efficient hullabaloos and wafer-thin body BS! You really have some guts walking in here, pal!”

But just when Plasma was about throw a haymaker at OLED, the lights inside the bar began to flicker rapidly. The two gentlemen glanced at each other then looked at Old Man Ray who was lying unconscious on the floor.

21” Apple Studio Monitor | Image Source

“Oh no!” exclaimed Plasma as he was rushing towards his 110V-only comrade. He kept pressing the Degauss button, but it doesn’t seem to do anything. He later found out that CRT accidentally plugged himself to a 220-volt outlet.

Note: All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. No monitors were hurt during the making of this Throwback Thursday post.