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Catrivision's 1972 VCR

9 pointsby technologizerover 9 years ago

2 comments

ecopoesisover 9 years ago
Reminds me of Selectavision discs: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Capacitance_Electronic_Disc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Capacitance_Electronic_Disc</a>
drzaiusapelordover 9 years ago
&gt;The mass market was loath to cough up Cartrivision’s asking price of $1,600 (about $9,100 in today’s dollars).<p>Jesus, nearly 10 grand just to be able to rent movies?