I have fond memories of the old Toshiba BD range of analogue machines, the 5120 and 4140 in particular. They were the first machines I worked on way back when. Those things were bulletproof, polishing scratches out of drums, getting your hands trapped in the machines when the shocks failed. I remember when I was being trained on the 4140, the first machine they unleashed me on. I stripped the thing down and placed all the parts in a orderly fashion on the desk so I would remember how to reassemble it. Then returning from lunch to find they'd thrown all the bits into a box and made me put it back together without the use of a manual. My then manager said ' real technicians don't need manuals'......
Ahhh, I miss the good old days......
Ahhh, I miss the good old days......

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