I have to say, I am familiar with Martin's definition. I remember my
first jambox I got was when I was 9 years old. I think my dad paid $8
for it. It couldn't even really stand up if you put it on the ground.
But I loved that radio. One of my fondest memories is taking it out in
the back yard, leaning it against a tree, and listening to Live Aid. lol
Mary
Quoting Martin McCormick <[email protected]>:
It sounds like the term has evolved. Many years ago, a
jam box was another word for those portable tape player-radio
combinations one used to see and sometimes hear whether you
wanted to or not on city streets and school grounds. They were
also called boom boxes because the better ones had pretty good
base. The not so better ones just sounded loud and distorted.
They ran on 6 to 8 D-cell batteries so if a tornado came
by, you could hang on to your boom box and stay on the ground.
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