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The buttons on Zenith’s original “clicker” remote were a mechanical marvel (www.theverge.com)
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[–] rm_dash_r_star@lemm.ee 34 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Funny, when I was a little kid my grandmother had a Zenith TV with that exact remote. I still remember the long throw and clank of those buttons. TV remotes were uncommon then so I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Yeah dating myself here.