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Widescreen
11/22/2006, 05:35 PM
When I was a kid in Tulsa in the 1970's my dad got cable TV. This is very similar to the cable box we had. I have all kinds of pleasant memories of running across the room and kicking the cord causing the box to fly across the room and my dad start yelling at me. Good times. Me and my buddies figured out you can press the 5 and 7 channel buttons at the same time and get the Escapade naughty channel.

This is from an ebay auction.

http://i19.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/78/e8/4328_1.JPG
TexasSooner01
11/22/2006, 05:37 PM
Ummmm...dont remember those. I remember the original atari though. :D
soonersweetie
11/22/2006, 05:56 PM
wow, i'm dating myself here, but yep, I remember those. Haven't seen one of those in years. And yep, I knew about the channel 5/7 thing too :)
Frozen Sooner
11/22/2006, 06:04 PM
That thing is mega-sweet. How much is the buy it now?
Widescreen
11/22/2006, 08:35 PM
Just for you, Froz. Let us know how it goes.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Jerrold-cable-TV-converter-box-premium-channels-coaxial_W0QQitemZ190053207857QQihZ009QQcategoryZ39 804QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
JohnnyMack
11/22/2006, 08:39 PM
Channel 25 was ESPN, 26 was MTV. HBO was 14 & Cinemax was 15.
Frozen Sooner
11/22/2006, 08:39 PM
That thing is nuts. I'll wait until the auction is closer to over.
Widescreen
11/22/2006, 08:45 PM
Channel 25 was ESPN, 26 was MTV. HBO was 14 & Cinemax was 15.
Yup. 13 was the scrolling program guide. Ugh.

I didn't know you were in Tulsa.
JohnnyMack
11/22/2006, 08:48 PM
Yup. 13 was the scrolling program guide. Ugh.

I didn't know you were in Tulsa.

I defected to Owasso. Hate it. Please send rescue party. Over.
Widescreen
11/22/2006, 08:50 PM
No can do. Currently in Texas. Maybe Homey's available. Over.
NormanPride
11/22/2006, 08:51 PM
Wow! I remember those! The one I really remember was a little white marker that went from 1 to 40, I think. I think it was just one straight line, and I remember it because the hard plastic hurt my fingers to move. :D
Cam
11/22/2006, 08:57 PM
I remember those too. Haven't seen one of those in quite a while. I wonder how many are still around.
sooneron
11/22/2006, 10:42 PM
Wow! I remember those! The one I really remember was a little white marker that went from 1 to 40, I think. I think it was just one straight line, and I remember it because the hard plastic hurt my fingers to move. :D
If it was the one that you slid horizontally, that's the one we had! I remember getting yelled at for sliding it too fast. TMC 43 rmfo!
yermom
11/23/2006, 01:59 AM
Channel 25 was ESPN, 26 was MTV. HBO was 14 & Cinemax was 15.

it sucks when i go home now and all the channels are all goofed up :mad:

and i can't imagine why you wouldn't like Owasso :D

we always used to make fun of the inane sayings on that church on 86th Street West of Spencer's

no ****, our favorite one was "Jesus is just God with skin on him"
yermom
11/23/2006, 02:00 AM
When I was a kid in Tulsa in the 1970's my dad got cable TV. This is very similar to the cable box we had. I have all kinds of pleasant memories of running across the room and kicking the cord causing the box to fly across the room and my dad start yelling at me. Good times. Me and my buddies figured out you can press the 5 and 7 channel buttons at the same time and get the Escapade naughty channel.

This is from an ebay auction.

http://i19.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/78/e8/4328_1.JPG

i remember this one and a lighter colored one with white buttons, i'm thinking yours is the later model
Ike
11/23/2006, 02:08 AM
If it was the one that you slid horizontally, that's the one we had! I remember getting yelled at for sliding it too fast. TMC 43 rmfo!
those were awesome. I wore ours out to the point where it took no force at all to slide back and forth. actually stopping on the channel you wanted took incredible dexterity and precision.
StoopTroup
11/23/2006, 02:32 AM
I seem to remember that you could push say...channel 4 and 6 down at the same time and get channel 5.
pb4ou
11/23/2006, 03:03 AM
Before the days of remote control, our TV had the usual turn knob on it. I had found a station between the channels. If you stopped midway on the turn, it would show the new station called ESPN. And no, we didn't have cable.
OklahomaTuba
11/24/2006, 01:03 AM
I defected to Owasso. Hate it. Please send rescue party. Over.

Whats wrong with Owasso???
Widescreen
11/24/2006, 10:06 AM
Whats wrong with Owasso???
You really set yourself up there, dude. :D
fadada1
11/24/2006, 11:28 AM
i remember this one and a lighter colored one with white buttons, i'm thinking yours is the later model
that's the one we had. modern technology was great.
Sooner98
11/24/2006, 04:17 PM
Those things were awesome. I had a little 13-inch black and white TV upstairs in my room with one of those. I figured out how to pick up HBO and Showtime, by pushing the buttons just right, and using the tuner on the far right hand side, with only mild static. The sound was nearly perfect.