1975: Betamax Sony developed Betamax cassette tapes a year before VHS in an effort to control the industry. In spite of the company's efforts, VHS became popular because it was less expensive and the tapes lasted three hours instead of one. 1976: Telstar gaming console Keith Pomakis // Wik...
I had a dream where i found a 1984 VHS of Dumbo at my Random-ness Wiki Friend, Maxwell the scribblenaut's house and it had a pretty good look. I ran the tape on my Magnavox #NB677 VCR and it had the green 1991 FBI Warning Screens but after the FBI Warning screen and the Lincens...
In spite of the company's efforts, VHS became popular because it was less expensive and the tapes lasted three hours instead of one. 1976: Telstar gaming console Keith Pomakis // Wikimedia Commons 1976: Telstar gaming console Gaming company Coleco hit it big in the mid-1970s with its ...
At last to the closing ceremony: It was almost by definition an anticlimax, given that the games were over — if not yet “officially” over — and every race had been run, if only just barely. (The women’s marathon winners received their medals during the ceremony.) But given artistic...
In the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s, Friday nights usually consisted of a trip to Blockbuster to pick up the latest VHS (or, later, DVD) release—and fight with your sibling over which candy to choose from the register counter. Blockbuster Getty Images Blockbuster In 2013, the beloved ...
Driven by a profound nostalgia for roaming video rental stores and being captivated by VHS box artwork, filmmaker and sculptor Pat Tremblay created a series of horror movie posterswith the assistance of AI, then invited an array of genre talents to write imaginar...
In the ‘80s, ‘90s and early 2000s, Friday nights usually consisted of a trip to Blockbuster to pick up the latest VHS (or, later, DVD) release—and fight with your sibling over which candy to choose from the register counter.