Peter Paltridge
10-12-2007, 08:32 PM
http://tech.msn.com/products/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=5551551>1=10540
Acoustic Coupler Modems: I remember seeing these used in WarGames, and other than that I would have never known how people got online in the early 80's.
Osborne 1: One of my old Apple IIe manuals mentions that it, too, is also considered "portable." It makes me wonder if the first Walkman took vinyl records and weighed 75 pounds.
Motorola DynaTAC: The interesting thing is that cell phones stayed this huge until the late 90's; see the opening from "The Critic."
Windows 1.0: Hah, I love that.
Virtual Boy: What can I say that hasn't been said? Though...one of the things I want to do before I die is try a Virtual Boy. Is it the same for you?
Furby: I agreed with this way back in '98. In fact, I also remember saying, "Why don't kids get into this new Pokemon thing instead?"
iMac Flower Power: Looks like an air freshener can from the early 70's.
Neuros II: This doesn't look that bad....wonder how it got here.
Commodore 64 Floppy Disk Drive: Didn't he use computers in the 80's? They all looked like this, and they all made "gronk" noises. The more rude ones would spring loud "HOOOOOONK!" sounds at you when a program was having trouble loading.
Microsoft Zune: It's official, it's going to go down in history mocked.
Acoustic Coupler Modems: I remember seeing these used in WarGames, and other than that I would have never known how people got online in the early 80's.
Osborne 1: One of my old Apple IIe manuals mentions that it, too, is also considered "portable." It makes me wonder if the first Walkman took vinyl records and weighed 75 pounds.
Motorola DynaTAC: The interesting thing is that cell phones stayed this huge until the late 90's; see the opening from "The Critic."
Windows 1.0: Hah, I love that.
Virtual Boy: What can I say that hasn't been said? Though...one of the things I want to do before I die is try a Virtual Boy. Is it the same for you?
Furby: I agreed with this way back in '98. In fact, I also remember saying, "Why don't kids get into this new Pokemon thing instead?"
iMac Flower Power: Looks like an air freshener can from the early 70's.
Neuros II: This doesn't look that bad....wonder how it got here.
Commodore 64 Floppy Disk Drive: Didn't he use computers in the 80's? They all looked like this, and they all made "gronk" noises. The more rude ones would spring loud "HOOOOOONK!" sounds at you when a program was having trouble loading.
Microsoft Zune: It's official, it's going to go down in history mocked.