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Re:Tech From a 30-Year-Old Sears Catalog by ams6110 on Sunday September 01, 2013 @01:49PM (#6311298)
Maybe they thought it was a beta test of a VHS vcr?
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Re:Tech From a 30-Year-Old Sears Catalog by salgernon on Sunday September 01, 2013 @02:52PM (#6311561)
"Beta" quality products would never have shipped back then, at least successfully. Something happened in the 10 years that has allowed companies to ship unfinished products, and for consumers to feel lucky to participate.
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Re:Tech From a 30-Year-Old Sears Catalog by cdmckay on Sunday September 01, 2013 @03:19PM (#6311669)
As if companies never released beta products back then. The difference between now and then is that now we might actually get a patch.
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