Replacement
The mirrored globe was retired at 7pm on 18 February 1985, with the first showing of the globe's replacement: the Computer Originated World or COW for short. The globe was retired because of the fact it was the only live mechanical model used on television and the maintenance required was making it difficult to use; even the 1981 rebrand caused a number of difficulties such as bad positioning, odd colours and other errors. The globe was also becoming old fashioned, due to its long service since the invention of colour.
The NODD system was abandoned with the globe, as all idents and clocks were now electronically generated, and as a result the equipment was not needed. Cameras were still used for programme slides until the late 1980s, when the programme slides became electronically generated also.
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