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I remember seeing my first video recorder. It was 1978 and it was a Sony Betamax. It’s owner was justly proud of his purchase even though it must have weighed about 40lbs and was almost the size of a modern day microwave oven. He could record anything he liked from a choice of 4 TV Channels, as long as he was in at the time or held a Phd in Applied Physics and thus could programme the timer. Even the “remote” had a wire to connect it to the front of the player. Blank 3 hour cassettes were almost £20 and a pre-recorded Film like “Jaws” was a staggering £60. How times have changed. Continue reading “Will the Cash ISA become a worthless option soon?”