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Cassette Futurism

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Welcome to Cassette Futurism Lemmy and Mbin Community.

A place to share and discuss Cassette Futurism: media where the technology closely matches the computers and technology of the 70s and 80s.

Whether it's bright colors and geometric shapes, the tendency towards stark plainness, or the the lack of powerful computers and cell phones, Cassette Futurism includes: Cassettes, ROM chips, CRT displays, computers reminiscent of microcomputers like the Commodore 64, freestanding hi-fi systems, small LCD displays, and other analog technologies.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

If radio wasn't absolute shit 'round here (nothing but commercials, Christian talk, and bad country), I would actually rock one of these if they became available again.

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Step 1: make a low power FM station Step 2: use this to listen Step 3: profit!

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Forget FCC licenses! Let's do pirate radio.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

24/7 loop of the theme for pirates of the caribean.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Heh. Carry around 3 devices:

An MP3 player or my phone for Spotify, one of those portable FM transceiver things, and this GameBoy radio. Use the transceiver to get my music from the MP3 player/phone to blast over the air on an empty band, and tune the radio to that channel.

Couldn't be simpler!

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

Change those earbuds at some point.

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

There's a radio station in Ohio called The Summit and it's only been around for a few years but they are locally owned. They play new music, local stuff, old singles most people have never heard and more. On saturdays they turn it over to older people for polkas, spanish music etc. On sundays they play Americana and a Canadian music history show

It's been a real game changer for our radio scene. I've discovered a bunch of good songs thanks to them, here's a link to listen if anyone is interested

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

..........why are they asking people to donate their car? Do the staff just not have cars?

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

That's a good question maybe it's getaway cars for their crimes against iHeart Media lol

Seriously though I think they know mechanics that can sell the pieces and parts of cars. Very convenient for the original owner (they get a tax break) and makes some cash for the radio station

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 6 days ago

You're not missing much now sadly. It's all iHeartRadio now. Every single goddamn station.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

All the good music has moved over to HD Radio. There are very few stations in most markets, but the ones that do exist almost always play stuff you won't hear on the FM dial.