Just wanted to say hey to everyone as I am new here. Just brought out and dusted off my old Sharp GF8989 II boombox which I bought for the tidy sum of $199 back in 1982. That was a lot of money back then, especially for a 15 year old kid. Anyhow, I've had it packed away in the basement for many years and decided to try to get it back up and running again. I found this forum and thought it looked like a good place to join. I miss the "old days" when I could go to the local appliance store and drool over all the huge and exotic boomboxes sitting on display. If only I'd had the money back then