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Wanna feel old? - 100 Tech Things Your Kids May Never Know About
Nathan Barry, WiredThere are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this weeks 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moores Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks. That is, of course, unless we tell them all about the good old days of modems and typewriters, slide rules and encyclopedias Audio-Visual Entertainment 1. Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something. 2. Super-8 movies and cine film of all kinds. 3. Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo.... Click through for the other 97, and feel the cold relentless grip of geezerdom upon you. Hey! You kids! get off my lawn! Posted by: Mike 2009-07-27 |
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