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Also, more advanced technology is going to be much more expensive when it first hits market than simpler refinements on existing technology. The boom box was a
by pretz 15y ago
Also, more advanced technology is going to be much more expensive when it first hits market than simpler refinements on existing technology.
The boom box was a significant price reduction from the standard hi-fi setup of the 70s. Cell phones, on the other hand, were prohibitively expensive for many years after their initial introduction.
- brudgers 15y agoIt depends on what considers to be a boombox. A strong case could be made for the Panasonic Dynamite 8-track player from the early/mid 1970's. [http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6pUpoW8QOVY/TyVslmmS4gI/AAAAAAAAI2k/HP2RqkD6SnE/s1600-h/dynamite%2525208%252520track%252520player%25255B2%25255D.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6pUpoW8QOVY/TyVslmmS4gI/AAAAAAAAI2k/HP...] I don't recall seventy percent adoption of boomboxes in 1982.