More retro-tech.

[Big Dave]

Remember the huge tangles of magnetic tape that used to festoon the median strip.

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[Laava]

My Uncle had a 60's high end stereo system that had an ad for valve amplification on the user manual. It said "transistors? They'll never catch on!" Said in your best Cholmondeley Warner voice.