FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10cross-posted to: technologytheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkThe buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvelwww.theverge.comFartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilinkcross-posted to: technologytheandrocollection@lemm.eeretrotechnology@lemmy.ca
minus-squareLegendsofanus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year ago“Again, it required no batteries — much desired by Zenith, as the company didn’t want customers to think a TV was broken when the battery died.” Was this really that big of a concern? Did people really think that LMAO
minus-squarekilla44@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLayer 8 issues occur all the time.
minus-squaresloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoIts a play on the 7 layer OSI Model. Layer 8 would be the user, also known as an ID-10T (idiot) or PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair).
“Again, it required no batteries — much desired by Zenith, as the company didn’t want customers to think a TV was broken when the battery died.”
Was this really that big of a concern? Did people really think that LMAO
Layer 8 issues occur all the time.
What’s layer 8
Its a play on the 7 layer OSI Model. Layer 8 would be the user, also known as an ID-10T (idiot) or PEBKAC (problem exists between keyboard and chair).
I love this lore!