[MayflowerMadam]

I bought my parents’ first microwave around 1979 or 1980. It was a monster! They used it for about 30 years.

[Reddy]

Yes! We bought our first microwave in 1982ish and it seemed like it weighed 1/2 ton. It was a monster! It was around $300 then which was a bargain but a LOT of money at that time.