I've had this vague memory of a 1970s-80s crime movie in the back of my brain. Can you help identify it?
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posted by Borborygmus
on Oct 1, 2012 -
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Trying to remember a sitcom from the early 1980s about the "world's smallest television station." Was it real or did I just dream it up?
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posted by smoothvirus
on May 7, 2012 -
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How much did long distance telephone calls cost in the late 1970s and early 1980s? I'm mainly interested in hearing about rates for the USA but data from other countries would be welcome as well.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Mar 31, 2012 -
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[16mm filmstrip projectorfilter]: Anyone know where I can find an .mp3 or .wav or .avi of the ding for the slide advance of a 16mm filmstrip projector from the 1970s?
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posted by Nanukthedog
on Jun 24, 2011 -
9 answers
Please recommend articles/books/etc. which talk about broadcast media and American suburbia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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posted by mykescipark
on Jan 27, 2011 -
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What kind of house plants were popular/fashionable in the past? I'm most interested in the 1950s/60s, but would like to know other decades as well.
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posted by Stewriffic
on Oct 26, 2010 -
29 answers
What books best describe/approximate what it was like to be in New York City during the 1970s/80s?
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posted by lxs
on Jun 30, 2010 -
28 answers
What would you call that sweater-loving, Volvo-driving, PBS-donating late 1970s-mid 1980s American culture?
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posted by oinopaponton
on Aug 17, 2009 -
80 answers
I am looking for photos of the Cambridge, MA area taken between 1950 and 1999. I am especially interested in the commercial areas along the current Red Line route (Porter/Harvard/Central/Kendall), and the industrial areas southeast of Central Square. If you happen to know of any repositories of offline photos, that would be cool too. Thanks!
posted by rxrfrx
on Sep 9, 2008 -
10 answers
I'm looking for 1970s / 80s era stock music that may have been used in technology-related or science-themed documentaries, film-strips, commercials for tech schools, or even narrated science museum exhibits. The music sounds very dated, probably late 70s or early 80's. There is a percolating type of rhythm, and really cheesy sounding synthesizers.
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posted by BoatMeme
on Apr 20, 2006 -
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What interesting things did people do with "big iron" computers in the late '70s and early '80s that is not generally well known, but could be useful to modern computer users?
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posted by b1tr0t
on Jun 30, 2005 -
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