[NowhereMan 1966]

Originally Posted by jstout66

I remember when my small town got cable. It would have been 1979-1981 ish. You got channels 2-13 and if you had a premium channel they supplied you with a small box. If you slid the switch to the left, HBO. If you slid it to the right, Cinamax.
Not long after, the went to Jerrold boxes which had a rotary knob (as they added more channels).
Speaking of cable and the "issues" of today, the cable guy is scheduled to come out today. I have 2 digital boxes. A DVR in my "office" room and a standard digital box in the bedroom. The box in the bedroom will now only display 5:00 and won't load. You can only get a few channels on it, and I fully expect a hassle from Cox as they always blame it on me (the homeowner). Let's hope this service call will go okay. Speaking of bills... I remember when I first got cable, it was under 30.00 a month. Now, since I have phone, internet, premium channels and 2 boxes, my bill is more than the rent I paid on my house in the late 80's. Rent was $175.00 a month. Cable bill now, is around $200.00.

I remember when we first got HBO in 1978, we had a small box on the set, you tune it to channel 6 and turned the box on by sliding the switch to the right. I think I still have that box somewhere. We got our 1982 Zenith in early 1983 (still in use everyday) it was cable ready so we got some channels free. The company when to Jerrold boxes and never bothered to ask for the old HBO box back.