4 Comments Posted by Sfinro

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And I thought my school's 1980-something Jands lighting system was ancient...
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What kind of equipment? I'm a theater tech and find your theater shots fascinating (especially considering that most of the gear I work with is almost as old as the gear in your photos :p)
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rich_edwards, Laserdiscs were one of the various video formats available in the '80s - they actually predate CDs by a few years. They are the size of an LP, and are recorded on both sides.
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My understanding would be that the switches would be left in the 'on' position, and in event of a power failure, the battery would automatically cut in. The switches were probably to cut off power to lights if they were being worked on.