Fodder Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 4 twiddly knobs on the tv that acted as channel selectors as well as tuners..... 4 was more than enough as we only had 3 channels and who would believe we would run out of twiddly knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock_Steady Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 can you remember when telephone numbers only had 5 digits? and the telephone had the wheel with finger holes for the numbers? you were buggered if you needed to call 999 if your house was on fire, took way too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Means nothing to me. A bit before my time. Ok Pinnochio you have a nose like a broom handle Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 I can vividly remember our betamax video that had a remote control........ on a wire Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 our betamax didn't have a remote control Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 our betamax didn't have a remote control Our first one didn't but 2nd one did..... oh the luxury and convenience, well apart from when the dog fell asleep on it as it didn't reach the sofa so had to stay on the floor Sent from the golf club... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 our betamax didn't have a remote control Our first one didn't but 2nd one did..... oh the luxury and convenience, well apart from when the dog fell asleep on it as it didn't reach the sofa so had to stay on the floor Sent from the golf club... so you had to get up anyway.............the point of a remote control ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 our betamax didn't have a remote control Our first one didn't but 2nd one did..... oh the luxury and convenience, well apart from when the dog fell asleep on it as it didn't reach the sofa so had to stay on the floor Sent from the golf club... so you had to get up anyway.............the point of a remote control ? Yeah a bit like the 'remote control' cars on a wire so you had to follow them around...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Pffft Philips video 2000 was where it was at. Smokey and the bandits 1 & 2 on one tape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share Posted July 18, 2014 Pffft Philips video 2000 was where it was at. Smokey and the bandits 1 & 2 on one tape 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I remember before remote controls wired or otherwise .....,.,.it used to go like this Dad says "son turn the telly over/up/down" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryjax Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Means nothing to me. A bit before my time. Ok Pinnochio you have a nose like a broom handle Sent from the golf club... like i said before my time. who the hell is Pinnochio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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