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It Was a Loop With No Beginning and No End
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An 8-track cartridge contains a single continuous loop of tape. The tape is pulled out from…
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The Roll Was a Fixed Budget and Everybody Counted
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A roll held twelve exposures, or twenty, or twenty-four, and that was the entire supply until somebody…
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The Barrel Itself Was Scavenged, Not Bought
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Nobody purchased a burn barrel. It was a fifty-five gallon steel drum obtained from a farm, a garage, a…
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It Was the Only Way to Know What Was On
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There was no on-screen guide, no channel information, no banner, no menu and no way to…
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The Box Was Part of the House
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Houses had a milk box the way they had a mailbox. It stood beside the front or side door,…
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In 1974 a pep rally was compulsory. Lessons stopped, the whole school was marched into the gymnasium by year group, seated in blocks, and attendance was taken.
The…