RCA Proscan 20" (PS20110, manufactured 1991) Wait, don't delete this email! :) Chassis CTC168 which is same chassis as famillar CTC169 commonly in 27", 31", 32", 35" and 36" CRTs also proj models of 42", 52" and 61" models and very long lived, reliable with few easily resolveable problems (good money makers). Now, this is not your run of mill 20" TV. These RCA 20" models of any models I do service of all kinds of RCA chassis except there is at least 2 models I heard about with particular CTC168 chassis which is only for 20". I've not seen CTC168 in my whole 3 years of TV service, even I have done so many TVs and projectors with CTC169 chassis and all different kinds of newer and older ones with types of RCA chassis. Except this one! The features is LOADED for a 20" TV imagine loaded Chevy landyatcht of luxurious stuff in an Omni (Rabbit look-like). Two RF inputs, One RF out, Two video inputs and one Video output, S-video, stereo ampified outputs along with internal stereo for set of 4 speakers total driven by either 5W to 10W ampifiers (most of others usually muddy .5W to passable 1W stereo, 4 more unampified audio outputs. and I think one or two sets of audio inputs. This is a TV basically a features of a larger cousins of CTC169 for direct-view CRTs and 3 CRT projectors. What a mouthful for a old rare model 20" TV. The extreme rarity there is a reason; back then was high price for 20", appox $500 so this particular models. Compared to 1990/1991 19"/20" of any makes/models typically run for 200 for plain janes sh*t to high 250 for decent models with few features, except Sony that had some features with outragous 300-500 tag!). I talked to Jack, our shop boss and did say had one CTC168 in for repair years ago and that was only one. For me, this tv is like a find of a day. :) Akin to finding a PDP 8 on the ground with trash beside a rowhouse street very near downtown. :) Back to your "exciting" regular programming, thanks and I still enjoy your "text programmings" chatter. Back on topic: Won L40SX (PS/2 386SX 20 laptop) on ebay, fairly complete: power brick (Yes, a BRICK), quick charger brick, external keypad and few booklets. Replaced LCD lamp successfully, old one failed to light by extreme age. Took a IBM 4MB SIMM modified with correct sensing pins and chewed off a SIMM socket's nub to get 8MB instead of 6MB installed. L40SX takes deep middle notch 72 pin SIMMs. Except most decent parity SIMMs can be used with proper modifcations except 8MB had to be single sided and is max L40SX can take for max of 18MB. To do list: rebuild battery pack and replace two internal batteries for cmos and standby power. Cheers, Wizard

Whereabouts in the south east? Universities are pretty good if you can make a few contacts there (although the good old stuff is pretty much drying up now). With a bit of googling you'll probably find a freecycle list close to you too - I've seen things crop up there before. Unfortunately the UK doesn't seem to have the equivalent of US salvage/surplus places :-( cheers Jules