Our first cable box had a remote - attached to a long cable. And it was about as big as my cable modem. We always had color TV, but mine was B&W for the longest time. My folks picked up one of the first microwaves and it was amazing back then - heat up a cup of coffee in a minute!
In grade school, in addition to films, we used to watch "film strips". Do they still even make those?
Geoff, I was thinking the same thing. We didn't get cable till my senior year of High School and we had that big remote that was hooked to a phone cord. I remember in school we got to take turns turning the knob for the film strips. Remember those little square slides?
We always had color TV, but mine was B&W for the longest time. My folks picked up one of the first microwaves and it was amazing back then - heat up a cup of coffee in a minute! 
