CABLE BOX from the 70s & 80s! luismurag 415 subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 20K views 5 years ago COSTA RICA Jerrold StarCom II Cable TV box by Jerrold Electronic Corporation from. Old school cable box from the 1980's Discussion in ' Visual Arts ' started by PaulKTF, Oct 14, 2018 . Thread Status: Not open for further replies. Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 Next > PaulKTF Senior Member Thread Starter Location: USA Anyone remember these cable boxes from the 1980's?
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The 1980s saw the introduction of groundbreaking tech devices that would forever change our television viewing experience - the quintessential 1980 cable box and the On TV box. These devices were more than just bricks of plastic and metal; they were symbols of the profound shift in entertainment. Location: Little Rock, Arkansas USA Thing about that Jerrold cable box was that there was a PROM chip on the bottom that the cable company could program so that it would scramble the premium channels you weren't paying for. But you could erase the PROM by shorting its pins to ground. Anyone remember these cable boxes from the 1980's? It didn't have a remote control so to change the channel you actually had to get up and go to your TV and slide the slider even if your TV set itself did have a remote control. In the early '80s, when we first got cable in our area, our cable company used those boxes. ON TV was an American subscription television (STV) service that operated in eight markets between 1977 and 1985.
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Vintage 1980s Comcast Retro 10 Watt Cable Box HBO Cinemax Showtime USA Condition: Used "LOOKS GREAT - FREE FAST SERVICE" Price: US $99.00 No Interest if paid in full in 6 mo on $99+ with PayPal Credit* Buy It Now Add to cart Add to watchlist Additional service available 1-year protection plan from Allstate - $15.99 Do you remember the Jerrold StarCom II cable box from the 70s and 80s? Watch this video to see how it worked, how it looked, and how it changed the way we watched TV. You will be amazed by the. The one I really remember was the same coloured box but with buttons and there was a mechanical way to keep the buttons down for pay channels but you could jam a toothpick in there to keep the button down. That-Disaster-5746. • 1 yr. ago. Merged with 20th century studios in 1935 to make 20th Century-Fox.Murdoc bought a 50% stake in 1980 and they came out with the broadcast affiliates in 1985. So where most markets had 3 broadcast stations, in 1985 a lot of them opened a 4th.
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The cable box we had circa 1980 had one dial with something like 31 channels. Made a satisfying clicking sound. My dad found a way to hack it with toothpicks so we'd get free HBO. 134 hyperdream • 3 yr. ago Our first one was this . 45 DirkVonUmlaut OP • 3 yr. ago Such empty space for the sake of wooden panels!! I love it! 29 [deleted] • 3 yr. ago Our first cable box My early days watching cable By Dusty_Hayes On May 08, 2009 I still remember that day in the late 80s/early 90s. There was what appeared to be a repairman fixing our living room TV but our TV wasn't broken. Instead he leaves behind this wood finished box with bright red numbered lights on top of the TV.
Posted by u/Mannagun - 23 votes and 3 comments Cable Television in the 1980's. Most of my earliest memories of watching television are associated with my family's move to Georgia in February 1983. I remember our first cable box was beige with a silver dial and it sat on top of our television set. I think our cable company was called "Summit". There was a sticker on the back of the.
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80s Tech Memories Ahhhhh… memories of the 80s, and the technology thereof: Toothpicking the cable box - The first cable boxes had a row of 12-15 buttons on them, and a slider switch to choose the channel row, like this: Cable TV Boxes Best Selling Naxa Nt-54 Digital HDTV Converter Box44 Black (1) $32.99 New Mediasonic HW-150PVR HomeWorx ATSC Digital TV Converter Box with Media Player (46) $25.00 New $15.95 Used Apex DT502 Analog to Digital TV Converter (53) $17.99 New $8.95 Used Access HD 1080D NTIA-Approved Digital to Analog TV Converter Box (27) $15.75 New
