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Introducing The Amazing Compact Disc | 1982 | Retro vintage 80s technology
ABC Science ^ | 6.10/15 | ABC Science

Posted on 07/09/2022 10:14:03 PM PDT by DallasBiff

When the first compact discs arrived on the Australian market in 1983, they ranged in price from $900-$1800. The price didn’t hold back the rapid adoption of the technology

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; History
KEYWORDS: cd; lp; music; vinyl
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To: Libloather
Could sorta get Philadelphia as well. Good for a few Flyers games.

That was a great time to be a Flyers fan. I couldn't even dream of getting Philly, though Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury (CT), and New Britain (CT) all had their own stations. When the networks had nothing to offer, and there was no good sports on, WNEW Metromedia 5 had Merv Griffin, and WPIX Channel 11 had Dinah Shore.
61 posted on 07/10/2022 12:30:28 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: zipper

LOL, but by now most of our hearing is pretty bad so it doesn’t matter anyway.


62 posted on 07/10/2022 12:35:24 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Yardstick

As a plus most those new vinyls come with a digital download code.


63 posted on 07/10/2022 12:50:55 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them. )
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To: minnesota_bound
But do you have any ABBA tunes?..... : )

Yup. Wife was a fan, so they are in the mix

64 posted on 07/10/2022 2:20:53 PM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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To: DallasBiff
I never understood the album cover from the 1977 Rolling Stones live album.

I see what you mean... blech!

65 posted on 07/10/2022 9:02:28 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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