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Travelinglady · Sep 20, 2023 at 04:06 PM

“I Remember When…”: People Are Sharing Big And Small Things That Were “Normal” In The '90s And '00s But Aren’t Anymore

CANDC · Sep 21, 2023 at 02:21 PM

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I remember the first computer I worked and played on a Commodore 64 connected to a TV.

And the first real computer that everyone in the house could run ran on windows 3 and took 100 3.5" HD floppies to back up. Fortunately I never had to do a reinstall with all those disks.

Travelinglady · Sep 21, 2023 at 10:08 PM

The first computer ever dealt with was shared between two universities. I had to punch keys on cards, and they were "read" by the computer and the results sent back.

No such thing as a personal computer back in the early 1980's.

CANDC · Sep 22, 2023 at 01:48 PM

@Travelinglady I actually remembered that I did a programming course with punch cards back in the 70's. Nothing like a personal computer.

Pflowers · Oct 01, 2023 at 04:22 PM

I remember when we all got personal computers at our own desks in the late 80's. They had representatives from the company come in and explain how everything would work. When they got to the point where they said we'd all have windows at our desks, one worker piped up and asked how she could have a window at her desk when her cubicle was slap dab in the middle of the office. We all busted out laughing, and thankfully the employee had a sense of humor and was able to laugh along with us once they explained to her what Microsoft Windows were!

CANDC · Oct 03, 2023 at 11:51 AM

@Pflowers that was a funny moment and we were not real computer savvy then.

I used to sell computer supplies when backing up a computer meant saving to a floppy disks. Big companies would buy hundreds of boxes of them. @CANDC

East17 · Oct 15, 2023 at 06:35 AM

Commodore 64, 3.5" floppy disks.... wow, a blast from the past (I remember them well!)

Hard to believe that now a mobile phone has more speed, memory and processing power than those computers, and everything fits on a tiny microchip.

Discombobulated · Oct 15, 2023 at 08:13 AM

My mum is in her 80s and still uses maps, she has an Atlas and an A-Z street directory- we all had them until 15 years or so ago.

I must admit if she shows me directions on her map I’ve found myself going to pinch with my thumb and forefinger to enlarge it lol.

Travelinglady · Oct 18, 2023 at 05:27 PM

I prefer the old-fashioned foldable maps, too.

nonightowl · Oct 26, 2023 at 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Travelinglady

I prefer the old-fashioned foldable maps, too.

And you don't have to worry about something not "loading" right or fast enough.

Or a weak signal or battery.

Paper always works.

Stuff like Google Maps, Mapquest, etc. all have glitches in them. I've read relying on them 100% isn't a good idea.

I remember computers that were bigger than my refrigerator, when I had to enter some information on it. I guess that was the "brains" of it, as I sat at a monitor that was as bulky as those old-fashioned TV's.

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,062 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Sep 20, 2023 at 04:06 PM #1 “I Remember When…”: People Are Sharing Big And Small Things That Were “Normal” In The '90s And '00s But Aren’t Anymore
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 48,062 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Sep 21, 2023 at 10:08 PM #3 The first computer ever dealt with was shared between two universities. I had to punch keys on cards, and they were "read" by the computer and the results sent back. No such thing as a personal computer back in the early 1980's.
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East17 Veteran Member Member Since Mar 2014 Location: UK Posts: 519 10 39 hugs given	Oct 15, 2023 at 06:35 AM #7 Commodore 64, 3.5" floppy disks.... wow, a blast from the past (I remember them well!) Hard to believe that now a mobile phone has more speed, memory and processing power than those computers, and everything fits on a tiny microchip. __________________ To the world you might be just one person; but to one person you might be the world.
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Discombobulated Grand Magnate Member Since Oct 2019 Location: UK Posts: 4,699 (SuperPoster!) 4 11.6k hugs given	Oct 15, 2023 at 08:13 AM #8 My mum is in her 80s and still uses maps, she has an Atlas and an A-Z street directory- we all had them until 15 years or so ago. I must admit if she shows me directions on her map I’ve found myself going to pinch with my thumb and forefinger to enlarge it lol.
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