Postby ShiroiHikari » Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:19 am
In 1988, I would not have been able to screen my calls effectively. They had answering machines back then but no caller ID (at least not to my knowledge).
In 1988, it would not have been financially feasible for me to listen to music on CD, much less have a CD player in my vehicle.
In 1988, if I was going to miss a TV show, I had to record it on VHS. If I missed that chance, I had to wait for a rerun. TV show collections on home video either didn't exist or were prohibitively expensive.
In 1988, we didn't have DVRs, so if you wanted to skip the commercials on a recording, you had to manually skip them yourself with a little something called the "pause" button on your VCR remote. Or if you were recording something while asleep or not at home, just fast-forward through 'em when you watch the tape later. Also make sure the tape is cued up (i.e. rewound to the beginning) and make sure the timer is set right, and it's on the correct channel, and that if you're recording over an old tape that you've put Scotch tape over the little removable tab that keeps someone from accidentally recording over things. And finally, hope that someone else in the house doesn't screw it all up.
fightin' in the eighties