If you're even half-way old, you will remember whe

Steve · 07-21-2009, 02:49 PM

* Your computer's ready-mode was a black screen with a single cursor, and there
was no such thing as Windows; there was just "DOS."

* Your phone choices and bills were much easier because AT&T was a good
old-fashioned monopoly.

* There was this amazing new video game called "Pong" and you thought it had the
most advanced graphics imaginable.

* The first true laptop computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80. If you were hip, you
referred to it affectionately as a TRASH-80.

* Sean Connery was Pierce Brosnan.

* The astonishing mobility was a cordless phone you could take around the house;
it got better reception than the one you can now take all over the country.

* Mail was something you wrote on a piece of paper and put into a stamped
envelope. And you didn't get 110 unsolicited pieces of it every morning
promising great riches or body enhancements.

* There was a guy on "60 Minutes" named Mike Wallace who was so old you figured
he'd retire at the latest by 1990.

* No normal person had speakers on a computer.

* The diners at the next restaurant table were smoking cigarettes and you barely
noticed.

* A 1-gig hard drive seemed as big as a warehouse.

* The only thing you knew about Robin Williams was he played a weird alien named
"Mork" on television.

* An 8-track tape the size of a paperback book was an advanced concept in
compact music recording.

* And jokes were always told in person!

TheBeard · 07-21-2009, 03:02 PM

Ah, good stuff. I would also point people to this site over yonder.

kelmac07 · 07-21-2009, 03:03 PM

Bringing back memories...

The Poet · 07-21-2009, 03:53 PM

Half-way old is right. We really old remember when all this $#!+ above was science-fiction.

FNGs.

Prospector · 07-21-2009, 04:38 PM

Telephone party lines, RFD addresses, and Jack Benny on the radio!

The Poet · 07-21-2009, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prospector

Telephone party lines, RFD addresses, and Jack Benny on the radio!

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! FOGs rock!

Steve · 07-21-2009, 04:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Prospector

Telephone party lines, RFD addresses, and Jack Benny on the radio!

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Poet

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin' about! FOGs rock!

taltos · 07-21-2009, 04:55 PM

Party lines and 5 digit local phone calls.

G G · 07-21-2009, 05:48 PM

Party lines so the kids could listen in on the neighbors conversations.

Steve · 07-21-2009, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ggainey

Party lines so the kids could listen in on the neighbors conversations.

I heard a few interesting conversations back in the day!

TripleF · 07-21-2009, 07:23 PM

and you may also remember when there were 3 channels on television, and YOU were the remote.....

Steve · 07-21-2009, 07:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripleF

and you may also remember when there were 3 channels on television, and YOU were the remote.....

Yes...I do!

G G · 07-22-2009, 12:07 PM

I guess I am "old" then cause I do remember that.

hotreds · 07-22-2009, 12:16 PM

Trash 80! HOORAH!

DPD6030 · 07-22-2009, 10:06 PM

I'm not that old but I remember some of this.

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Steve Dad Jokester Supreme Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: 17 R 435648 3354895 Posts: 7,715 Trading: (6)	If you're even half-way old, you will remember whe * Your computer's ready-mode was a black screen with a single cursor, and there was no such thing as Windows; there was just "DOS." * Your phone choices and bills were much easier because AT&T was a good old-fashioned monopoly. * There was this amazing new video game called "Pong" and you thought it had the most advanced graphics imaginable. * The first true laptop computer was a Radio Shack TRS-80. If you were hip, you referred to it affectionately as a TRASH-80. * Sean Connery was Pierce Brosnan. * The astonishing mobility was a cordless phone you could take around the house; it got better reception than the one you can now take all over the country. * Mail was something you wrote on a piece of paper and put into a stamped envelope. And you didn't get 110 unsolicited pieces of it every morning promising great riches or body enhancements. * There was a guy on "60 Minutes" named Mike Wallace who was so old you figured he'd retire at the latest by 1990. * No normal person had speakers on a computer. * The diners at the next restaurant table were smoking cigarettes and you barely noticed. * A 1-gig hard drive seemed as big as a warehouse. * The only thing you knew about Robin Williams was he played a weird alien named "Mork" on television. * An 8-track tape the size of a paperback book was an advanced concept in compact music recording. * And jokes were always told in person! __________________ ...So don't sit upon the shoreline and say you're satisfied, Choose to chance the rapids and dare to dance that tide

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