What’s new in electronics… 1979

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What’s new in electronics… 1979

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Here’s a look back at some of the cutting edge electronics as seen in Popular Science 1979, I like the “Everything set” and the “Goof corrector” – “”Link.

6 thoughts on “What’s new in electronics… 1979

  1. scottmclay says:

    If you look closely at the Remote Control in the lower-left, you’ll see that it’s good ol’ X10. Still plugging away after nearly 20 years…

  2. scottmclay says:

    If you look closely at the Remote Control in the lower-left, you’ll see that it’s good ol’ X10. Still plugging away after nearly 20 years…

  3. ppinheiro76 says:

    We had one of those “The everything set” – I don’t know if it was Sampo branded, but it was just like that one. The TV was BW, and it was built (and weighed!) like a tank!

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