Cassette Futurism

2999 readers

10 users here now

Welcome to Cassette Futurism Lemmy and Mbin Community.

A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

See this blog to know more.

Rules

1. Post must be related to Cassette Futurism.
1. If you want to repost atleast wait 3 months.
1. No AI or permabanned.

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Scirocco@lemm.ee

sag@lemm.ee

239

Zenith Space Command (duet-cdn.vox-cdn.com)

submitted 2 months ago by sag@lemm.ee to c/cassettefuturism@lemm.ee

27 comments fedilink hide all child comments

The Zenith Space Command, one of the first wireless television remotes ever to exist.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The click was the release of a spring-loaded plunger that pushed air through an ultrasonic whistle. The whistle was what controlled the TV or stereo.