Oh, but they did. 4 track 16 IPS reel to reel with a tube type Macintosh amp and Klipsch speakers. Master vinal discs which were played once, taped, and then stored. I remember when CD's first hit the market. The sound was too precise. They didn't sound real. Guys, draftees, bought big stereos over seas and shipped them home. The guy I grew up with sent 5 systems home from Japan. 3 of which I sold for a nice profit.
Ahhh, a Mac amp with tubes. 12AV7, 6HF8 triodes. Transformer coupled. The best mellow sound. Reel to reel....how I wanted one of those.
Real, local newspapers. Trying to read the Sunday paper on an iPad is just nowhere near the experience.....especially with the comics...