CED Digest Vol. 6 No. 4

CED Digest Vol. 6 No. 4 • 1/27/2001
20 Years Ago In CED History:

January 28, 1981:
* Secretary of State Alexander Haig announces Iran will get no military
equipment from the U.S. "either under earlier obligations and
contractual agreements or as yet unstated requests."

January 30, 1981:
* Future CED titles in widespread theatrical release: Scanners, A Change
of Seasons.

January 31, 1981:
* Polish government workers and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa agree on a
40-hour, five day work week.

* "The Tide is High" by Blondie becomes No. 1 U.S. single replacing John
Lennon's "Just Like Starting Over."

* 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards:

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Ray Sharkey, The Idolmaker (CED)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Robert De Niro, Raging Bull (CED)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People (CED)

Best Director - Motion Picture
Robert Redford, Ordinary People (CED)

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Alan Alda, M*A*S*H (CED)

Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Drama
Richard Chamberlain, Shogun (CED)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Sissy Spacek, Coal Miner's Daughter (CED)

Best Foreign Language Film
Tess, Great Britain (CED)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People (CED)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture
Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television-Series - Comedy/Musical
Katherine Helmond, Soap

Best Performance by an Actress in a Television-Series - Drama
Yoko Shimada, Shogun (CED)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
William Peter Blatty, Twinkle, Twinkle, "Killer" Kane

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture made for Television
The Shadow Box, Shadow Box Film/ABC

Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made
for TV
Pat Harrington (tie), One Day At A Time
Vic Tayback (tie), Alice

Best Supporting Actress in Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture made
for TV
Valerie Bertinelli (tie), One Day At a Time
Valerie Bertinelli (tie), One Day At A Time
Diane Ladd (tie), Alice

Best Television -Series - Drama
Shogun, Paramount TV/NBC (CED)

Best Television-Series - Comedy/Musical
Taxi, John Charles Walters/Pramount/ABC

Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
Coal Miner's Daughter, Universal (CED)

Cecil B. DeMille Award
Gene Kelly

Best Motion Picture - Drama
Ordinary People, Paramount (CED)

Historic Award: New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Female
Nastassia Kinski, Tess (CED)

Historic Award: New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture - Male
Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People (CED)

Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Dominic Frontiere, The Stunt Man (CED)

Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Fame, Fame (CED)

February 1, 1981:
* French government accord sends 60 Mirage fighter jets to Iraq.

February 2, 1981:
* General Motors Corporation announces that it lost money in 1980 for
its first full-year loss since 1921.

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From: "Paul Belfi" <paulbelfi>
To: <digest@cedmagic.com>
Subject: A New CED Owner...
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 17:53:42 -0500

Hi!

I'm new to the world of CED and I just purchased an RCA SJT-090 and 200
discs for a little over $200.00 off of e-bay.  I just received the
player
today and it is in mint condition and plays great.  Most of these movies
are
out of print and not available on VHS yet alone DVD.

My questions are these:

1)  What is the best way to care for the discs (storage, room
temperature,
etc.)?
2)  What is the best way to care for the unit?
3)  What is the best way to take care of the stylus?
4)  Is there any documentation/owners manuals on-line for this
particular
model?
5)  How can I get service on a unit that is nearly 20 years old should
the
day ever arrive?

Thanks in advance!  I'm thrilled to have this bad boy!

Paul Belfi
paulbelfi@msn.com
paulbelfi@sportstalkcleveland.com
paulbelfi@belfiwebdesigns.com
paulbelfi@moresportsandleslevine.com
jediwebmaster@kennyroda.com

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Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 06:49:31 -0800
From: Neil Wagner <orac>
To: _CED Magic mail list <digest@cedmagic.com>
Subject: PopSci 1977 article about video discs

A person who frequents the alt.video.laserdisc newsgroup
has scanned and posted for viewing an article from 1977
discussing the upcoming video-disc players.  Included are
several paragraphs, pictures and drawings of CED players
and how they work.  Happy reading.

http://www.mindspring.com/~jzyber/popsci.htm

____
Neil

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From: StereoBoy
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 16:00:02 EST
Subject: VHD Video Disc for auction on eBay
To: digest@cedmagic.com

I just put a VHD Video Disc copy of "Return Of The Jedi" up for auction
on 
eBay. It's a 2-disc set and high bidder will also receive a CD-ROM
containing 
high-resolution scans of the VHD system brochure and program catalog
from the 
aborted US launch. 

The auction URL is:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1406644012

Ty Chamberlain
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