> Steve points out that the design effort in the U.S. at the time had been focused on the automobile, with little consideration or effort given to consumer elec

> Steve points out that the design effort in the U.S. at the time had been focused on the automobile, with little consideration or effort given to consumer electronics Home stereo equipment has a long and storied history of design, and before that it was radios. The 80's was chock full of interesting and pretty electronic gadgets.