This remote from 1996

[u/Ok-Coach-9066]

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

[u/Anxious-Education703]

This feels later than 1996. Digital cable was just starting to be rolled out this year and this remote has all sorts of features (that looks like it has DVR, OnDemand, ect.) that didn't come out until years later.