tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post7493452819242362552..comments2024-03-27T09:33:35.296-07:00Comments on Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: Star Trek Tricorder Cassette Tape Recorder (Mego, 1976).Cal's Canadian Cave of Coolnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408150910056369989noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-75223147839965389662016-09-18T11:01:21.961-07:002016-09-18T11:01:21.961-07:00I remember this obscurely depressing me because of...I remember this obscurely depressing me because of the way it highlighted the extreme contrast between the wondrous <i>Star Trek</i> technology and the miserable stuff we had ourselves, at the time.<br /><br />I mean, I wanted a tricorder! I didn't want, you know, <i>a tape recorder</i> (just like I didn't want a walkie-talkie; I wanted a <i>real</i> communicator). And they always had to make the thing really big and heavy and clunky...at least now, 40 years later, our pocket technology is more respectable. (An LCARS app for an iPhone is more like it.)Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915554155202804189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528812496347938474.post-30811179720020653892016-09-18T06:31:24.651-07:002016-09-18T06:31:24.651-07:00There are a few on eBay There are a few on eBay j-swinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203258976327949472noreply@blogger.com