Phlicker
also know as @PhillyBeerGuy
I'm hoping that some experienced Googlers can help me out with this one. I'm looking for an image of an old-school cable-box "clicker."
In the early 80's when my family moved into our first single family home, we got cable TV for the first time. I don't know how the cable was connected to our old UHF/VHF television set, but I do remember how we changed channels: a big brown "clicker" box that was wired to the back of the TV. It had about 10 feet of cable attached to it, so channel surfing from too far back in the room wasn't always an option (but as one of the kids always laying on the ground, it was great!). There were approximately 20 buttons on it that "clicked down" into place when pressed, and a 3-way toggle switch that activated a different channel on that button (for 60 or so channels in all). There was even a guide printed on the box that showed you what channels you got on the high/middle/low settings on each button.
Does ANYONE else remember these? I grew up in the South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. I couldn't tell you who our cable provider was at the time (this was years before the Comcast Empire). If so, can you help me find an image of one? I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance!
In the early 80's when my family moved into our first single family home, we got cable TV for the first time. I don't know how the cable was connected to our old UHF/VHF television set, but I do remember how we changed channels: a big brown "clicker" box that was wired to the back of the TV. It had about 10 feet of cable attached to it, so channel surfing from too far back in the room wasn't always an option (but as one of the kids always laying on the ground, it was great!). There were approximately 20 buttons on it that "clicked down" into place when pressed, and a 3-way toggle switch that activated a different channel on that button (for 60 or so channels in all). There was even a guide printed on the box that showed you what channels you got on the high/middle/low settings on each button.
Does ANYONE else remember these? I grew up in the South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia. I couldn't tell you who our cable provider was at the time (this was years before the Comcast Empire). If so, can you help me find an image of one? I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks in advance!
