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From WTOP news: http://wtop.com/money/2016/01/happy-birthday-video-betamax-is-still-a-thing/
After 40 years, Sony will end production of BetaMax tapes in March.
"Sony introduced the consumer-friendly Betamax recorder, a suitcase-sized machine that recorded up to two hours of video on a cassette tape off of broadcast or cable signals, in 1975. And that ushered in era of the VCR. (That stands for video cassette recorder, millennials.)"
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After 40 Years, Sony Will Stop Producing BetaMax Tapes in March
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(Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Tuesday January 19 2016, @04:04AM
I was born in '84. It wasn't what generation I put myself in. It was what generation whoever decides this shit put me in, and then writes disparaging shit about it.
There used to be a Gen Y that got rolled into this new thing. I don't have a big problem with that except for the fact that said disparaging things are said about us. That's all well an fine until people who are considerably influential (Gold mansacks) to others get involved in it, then I got pissy.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday January 19 2016, @10:05AM
Interesting. I'm sure that growing up there was no such thing as "Millennial".
I base generations on how you got your first porn, so the last 4 generations birthdates would be
* Broadband (1990-2000)
* Dialup (1980-1990)
* VHS (1970-1980)
* Playboy (pre-1970)
(Score: 3, Funny) by dyingtolive on Tuesday January 19 2016, @10:11AM
Mine was probably a friend's Playboay's he swiped from his dad. Second was my dad's copy of Behind The Green Door (indicidentally on VHS) I swiped from the bedroom.
I mean, I knew how to actually use the features of the VHS, but I guess they knew how to shove shit into the slot enough to get shit done. All things considered, logically, I wouldn't exist otherwise.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 2) by dyingtolive on Tuesday January 19 2016, @10:12AM
Wow. I swear I can spell when it's not 4 am and I'm drunk.
Don't blame me, I voted for moose wang!
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday January 19 2016, @02:35PM
*Sheep (pre-Playboy)
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by isostatic on Tuesday January 19 2016, @04:26PM
Or when it's raiing - if you're welsh
(Score: 2) by edIII on Tuesday January 19 2016, @08:59PM
We're about the same age. I never understood, or really paid attention to the Generation {WTF} labels people were pushing about. Baby boomers I understand as a reference to post WWII prosperity...... but then they needed to create one for every generation and it just got stupid and inane.
There are three generations. Children, adults, and the old people who think the adults are nothing like them, their music sucks, blah blah blah :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.