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First VCR Size

By programming their dual-tuner video cassette recorder, or VCR, a miracle of magnetic tape that transformed how we watch television and movies forever. But when they first came on the scene, not everyone was a fan. In fact, a major motion picture industry leader said that “The VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone.” Yeah, it gets a bit dramatic. It’s a story involving the Supreme Court, Mr. Rogers, Tom Cruise, and E.T., and we’re about to rewind it all.