Talk:Teleprompter
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Isn't TelePromTer a brand name? RickK 03:54, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)
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- Well, I'm wondering. Is there a generic Teleprompter, or are they all made by the company with the brand name? RickK 04:01, 25 Jan 2004 (UTC)
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- If anyone knows why exactly TelePrompTer is capitalized the way it is, the article would benefit from it. ---anon. 03:53, 09 May 2005 (UTC)
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- I've always understood that TelePrompTer was trademarked, albeit socially genericized. I think this merits mention in the first paragraph rather than late in the article as it is now. I'd do it myself, but I'm not sure how best to do it without interrupting the flow of the lead. See Onesie for an example of a similar situation. Lawikitejana 22:24, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
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So Filmation was originally owned by the original inventers of the teleprompter. I think this should be mentioned in the article. Brittany Ka (talk) 01:35, 10 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Presidential glass
I added the photo of President Clinton. I hope it doesn't clutter up the article too much -- I think it's a useful depiction of how teleprompters are used. kmccoy (talk) 09:54, 15 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I think it's helpful. CsikosLo 16:16, 9 July 2007 (UTC) 0.0.0.0.0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.143.113.193 (talk) 14:39, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Suggested merge
Someone has suggested that this article be merged with idiot board. Strikes me that the latter is a sub-stub scarsely requiring a formal merge. Perhaps we could do a section on colloquial terms for teleprompter. --Dhodges 03:28, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
I have added an etymology section to the document which should help clear up some of the confusion surrounding the trademark status of the word. I also agree that idiot board should be removed, since it fits nicely in the list of generic terms.
- AeroIllini - 21:33, 22 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Hackability...
Have these things ever been hacked/hijacked?
