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Death Metal Moe
08-09-2002, 11:03 AM
What a PIECE OF SHIT!!!!!

Remember this thing? We had a new one every few months cause it ws built so badly. It was a plastic piece that pointed to the channel you wanted, and you slid it to the channel. You can HEAR the metal on metal sound in it everytime you slide it, and that's probably what wore out. It only went up to like the low 40's, and I remember that as our cable suddenly expanded one year, there were channels we had, but couldn't even watch! LAME ASS!!

I also remember that push button one with about 12 buttons on a row, and a selector on the side that allowed you to access diferent rows of numbers (1-12 were on row 1, 13-24 were on row 2, etc.)

And worst of all, we HAD a remote for a new TV for awhile, but the TV wasn't cable ready, so we had a remote for Volume only, and had to use that fucking old cable box for our channels.

Now I know that those things were a HUGE step forward from getting up to switch the channels, and all the new channels were great too, but looking back, THEY'RE GEE!!!!!!!!!!

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A.J.
08-09-2002, 11:10 AM
I also remember that push button one with about 12 buttons on a row, and a selector on the side that allowed you to access diferent rows of numbers (1-12 were on row 1, 13-24 were on row 2, etc.)


This is the one we had. Channel surfing with those things drove you nuts because of the noise when you'd push each button.

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Gvac
08-09-2002, 06:13 PM
When we first got cable, I soon discovered you could open up the cable box and turn the screws inside to get the premium channels for free. This included "Escapade", the forerunner to the Spice channel.

I got to be a master at taking that box apart and putting it back together before Mom came in the room.

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Zipgun
08-09-2002, 06:22 PM
I remember if you pushed channel 5 and 7 down at the same time you could get HBO for free on the old one I had.

Plus, fighting my brother over control of "the box" was much easier than a remote. You could just yank the cord and pull it away.

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ADF
08-09-2002, 08:20 PM
I got to be a master at taking that box apart and putting it back together before Mom came in the room.


GVAC, I'm crying now over all the free porn I missed... sniff.

I had one of those yellow boxes that you slid the selector to the proper channel I think that was the same year we got a Commodore 64.

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hyperspace
08-10-2002, 03:16 PM
i remember escapade!! turn the screw on channel 1.

"I don't know how the f**k you knew that ring was a fugazy"
Gvac
08-10-2002, 05:02 PM
i remember escapade!! turn the screw on channel 1.
Ha! Apparently I wasn't the only one with the screwdriver under the couch! Exactly right, Hyperspace...one half turn to the left and WHAM...instant porn.

Ahh, what memories.

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hyperspace
08-11-2002, 11:29 AM
how true only i wish they were a little dirtier!!

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fezident
08-12-2002, 05:34 PM
My father STILL has that piece o' crap hooked up to that relic TV in the basement. I come home for Thanksgiving and it's like I went through a god damned wormhole!!!

Scary thing is...I still remember exactly how to use it w/o looking. I'm so lame.


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This message was edited by fezident on 8-12-02 @ 9:40 PM
Death Metal Moe
08-13-2002, 05:18 PM
BOTOM LINE- They broke A LOT, especially those "sliding channel" ones. The push button ones made "surfing" impossibly slow, but hell. You NEVER turned the couch cushions over screaming "Where's the huge, clunky cable box on a wire!!!"

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Tall_James
08-13-2002, 05:52 PM
Jeez, I remember when TVs didn't have remotes at all. And the only thing on TV was crop reports. And dinosaurs ruled the world.

Christ I'm old. I'm cold...and there are wolves after me....

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