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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 kazzie on Tuesday January 19 2016, @07:25AM
Speaking for myself, I assumed that "Millennials", must refer to people younger than me, i.e. people born in the late 90s onwards. Now, having been prompted by this discussion to do some reading about the term, it seems that those born in the mid-80s are also put in this category.
I've never picked out a specific generation "label" for myself, but I do draw a distinction between those that witnessed the introduction of CDs, home internet, cellphones, all things digital, etc., and those who grew up with them.