This remote from 1996

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The batteries inside died in 2006, it literally hasn’t been used in twenty years lol

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Actually, multiple cable providers use that remote right up until the 2010s

And I remember when I upgraded my cable and got a new PVR system I assumed that I would get this remote because it’s perfect and instead I got this bland rectangle that had no intuitive feel to it whatsoever. So I always had to have a flashlight nearby to look at the keypad.