My car radio has an on/off button. And it can switch between AM and FM. And it has this little doohicky that lets you change channels.
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Typo Boy - Jul 03, 2008 6:19:09 am PDT #6867 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Gudanov - Jul 03, 2008 6:25:53 am PDT #6868 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I remember when I thought car cassette decks were so much cooler than 8-track decks....
I was seeing radios that were even doing away with CDs to only play music from USB, iPod, and memory cards.
tommyrot - Jul 03, 2008 6:36:49 am PDT #6869 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I was seeing radios that were even doing away with CDs to only play music from USB, iPod, and memory cards.
I only ever play music from my iPod (or the radio) while driving, so the lack of CD capability is fine with me.
Although currently, neither of my cars has a working radio. Someone broke the antenna off of my Mercury, and I think the Lincoln needs a new tube for its AM radio. (The Lincoln does have the cool feature of a button on the floor that you push with your foot to automatically find the next radio station.)
Vortex - Jul 03, 2008 6:41:56 am PDT #6870 of 25501
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I think the Lincoln needs a new tube for its AM radio.
what kind of radio, now?
Gudanov - Jul 03, 2008 6:46:38 am PDT #6871 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
I can live without CDs as well. I want to upgrade my radio now so I don't need CDs to play MP3 files anymore. At least the new unit hides the CD slot behind the faceplate so stone age technology doesn't eat up display space.
tommyrot - Jul 03, 2008 6:47:36 am PDT #6872 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think the Lincoln needs a new tube for its AM radio.
what kind of radio, now?
FM radio was an option for '59. The FM radio was mounted on the transmission hump (the AM radio was still in-dash). The owner's manual notes "no commercials" as one of the advantages of FM radio.
Oh, in '58 or so, you could get a car with an in-dash record player!
Gudanov - Jul 03, 2008 6:50:06 am PDT #6873 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
Oh, in '58 or so, you could get a car with an in-dash record player!
That is awesome.
Tom Scola - Jul 03, 2008 6:52:37 am PDT #6874 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It looks like Chrysler, not Lincoln, had the in-dash phonograph: [link]
tommyrot - Jul 03, 2008 6:53:22 am PDT #6875 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that Lincoln had that option, but I couldn't remember the car that had it.
eta: Also, I was off by two years. Curses!
amych - Jul 03, 2008 6:54:56 am PDT #6876 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Alas, problems abounded with the system: Records skipped as the car encountered uneven surfaces. And an exclusive content arrangement with Columbia meant that drivers could listen only to artists signed to Columbia Records.
The skipping is from the land of "duh" -- but the part that really kills me was that they were shooting themselves in the foot with stupid content lock-in then too. Oh, entertainment industry.