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SmootSmack · 07-29-2009, 02:11 PM

Wow. Some really good stuff here

3. # Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to today’s teenager.

When I was a kid, I used to stay up past my bedtime to watch tv by hiding under the covers and turning on my...Watchman.

8. #8-track cartridges.

My parents' house actually has an 8-track system built into the house. Based out of the master bathroom. The idea, 30 years ago, being that who wouldn't want to blast their 8-tracks all over the house?

9. Vinyl records. Even today’s DJs are going laptop or CD.

I still have a bunch of my vinly records. I especially loved getting singles and b-sides. And then speeding the song up to 45 or even 78 rpms.

30. # Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time.

Rite of passage for all kids of the 80s/90s. Who didn't do this?

57. # Typewriters

Big moment when my dad taught me how to use the Brother typewriter so I could start hammering out college applications. Kids today have it soooo much easier when it comes to filling out college applications

64. Answering machines.

Who here remembers those old commercials promoting catchy messages? Nobody's Home...Nobody's Home (to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth)...Just wait for the beep!

86. Finding books in a card catalog at the library.

This was a big deal in elementary school, learning how to use the card catalog. And what about actually using the physical copy of the Encyclopedia Brittanica to get information?

07-29-2009, 02:11 PM	#5
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: Tech gone wild Wow. Some really good stuff here 3. # Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to today’s teenager. When I was a kid, I used to stay up past my bedtime to watch tv by hiding under the covers and turning on my...Watchman. 8. #8-track cartridges. My parents' house actually has an 8-track system built into the house. Based out of the master bathroom. The idea, 30 years ago, being that who wouldn't want to blast their 8-tracks all over the house? 9. Vinyl records. Even today’s DJs are going laptop or CD. I still have a bunch of my vinly records. I especially loved getting singles and b-sides. And then speeding the song up to 45 or even 78 rpms. 30. # Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time. Rite of passage for all kids of the 80s/90s. Who didn't do this? 57. # Typewriters Big moment when my dad taught me how to use the Brother typewriter so I could start hammering out college applications. Kids today have it soooo much easier when it comes to filling out college applications 64. Answering machines. Who here remembers those old commercials promoting catchy messages? Nobody's Home...Nobody's Home (to the tune of Beethoven's Fifth)...Just wait for the beep! 86. Finding books in a card catalog at the library. This was a big deal in elementary school, learning how to use the card catalog. And what about actually using the physical copy of the Encyclopedia Brittanica to get information? __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You