# Canonical recap data for VCR Technology Mass Adoption (1976)
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slug: vcr-mass-adoption
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1976/vcr-mass-adoption"
title: VCR Technology Mass Adoption
subtitle: VCRs became commercially viable and affordable, fundamentally transforming home entertainment and consumer control over broadcast media.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1976-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1976
decade: 1970
country:
name: Japan
slug: japan
summaryShort: Vix Technology (Vix) is an Australian company that designs, supplies and operates automated fare collection (AFC) systems, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), access, payment and passenger information display systems (PIDS) for the public transit industry.
summaryLong: Vix Technology (Vix) is an Australian company that designs, supplies and operates automated fare collection (AFC) systems, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), access, payment and passenger information display systems (PIDS) for the public transit industry.
heroImageUrl: "https://pixabay.com/get/ge8ab7d9bce8de3dae75acfe4de54cb0e46f8c7612632b99543f1452406b77097117d595e85768804b850c801b42948e1547fb137ade099db2cebf930479033f4_1280.jpg"
heroImageCredit: gryzoon on Pixabay
importance: 70
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vix_Technology"
  title: Vix Technology
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: Vix Technology (Vix) is an Australian company that designs, supplies and operates automated fare collection (AFC) systems, intelligent transportation systems (I
wikidataQid: Q3561676
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20251229222450/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vix_Technology"
  capturedAt: 2025-12-29
  label: Vix Technology
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vix_Technology"
