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Tafkam Hokie
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Tafkam Hokie
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Sadly, the cord on ours wouldn't reach the sofa, so it had to stay on top

of the TV. But I found with a broomstick, I could sit in the chair that was closest to the TV and change the channel with the stick.
Posted: 04/23/2025 at 03:29 PM ET
(In response to this post by Late 80s Hokie)

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TV remotes**
AZHokie59 • 04/22/25 02:18 PM ET
1st I recall was chorded, ca. early 80s **
astrohokie • 04/22/25 05:19 PM ET
my parents got a Curtis Mathis - TV in a cabinet that worked for 25 yrs
JoseyWales • 04/22/25 05:01 PM ET
ANd where is it today? Landfills full of those BIG BOXES**
UTPr0sim • 04/22/25 08:27 PM ET
I'm not sure I understand your point. Landfills are full of...
MP4VT2004 • 04/22/25 08:37 PM ET
…get out of here Curtis. I don’t hear you unless you knock
chumley • 04/22/25 05:53 PM ET
My grandmother insisted on having those huge cabinet TV's.
HokieNoVA • 04/22/25 05:25 PM ET
I remember those...they were the "Cadillac of televisions."**
EDGEMAN • 04/22/25 05:04 PM ET
Our first kinda/sorta remote was when we first got cable and the channel
Late 80s Hokie • 04/22/25 04:54 PM ET
Sadly, the cord on ours wouldn't reach the sofa, so it had to stay on top ◄
Tafkam Hokie • 04/23/25 03:29 PM ET
Ours had a freaky long cord. Easily made it to the couch, and for the
Late 80s Hokie • 04/23/25 04:24 PM ET
Yeah, I recall going to a friends house once where they had a long cord
Tafkam Hokie • 04/24/25 10:39 AM ET
After I was married, I remember our first "big screen" tv purchase.
MCL3 Hokie • 04/22/25 04:34 PM ET
hope you had pair of pliers for when the knob broke**
HokieDan95 • 04/22/25 04:28 PM ET
You also had to know the correct antenna direction for each channel**
Tuckahokie • 04/22/25 04:01 PM ET
We had a "Tenna-rotor"**
AZHokie59 • 04/22/25 09:29 PM ET
I remember my first remote control. I think it was a Zenith.
Brown Water • 04/22/25 02:26 PM ET
That's a clicker. It didn't become a remote for many years.**
UEMcGill • 04/22/25 03:17 PM ET
Ah, a fine point now that you mention it**
Brown Water • 04/22/25 04:00 PM ET
Ours was a RCA.**
Major Kong • 04/22/25 02:48 PM ET
Rich people had a Curtis Mathes...or so I've heard**
Tuckahokie • 04/22/25 03:59 PM ET
Zenith, Motorola.**
PhotoHokieNC • 04/22/25 03:43 PM ET
Ours was a Tony:)**
AZHokie59 • 04/22/25 02:36 PM ET