The iPod of its day. - Page 2

Torplexed · 07-15-09, 07:41 PM

Hehheh! I still remember the befuddled look on my 15-year old niece's face when she was first confronted by a rotary dial phone. "The wheel on the front only turns one way?"

VipertheSniper · 07-15-09, 08:29 PM

One cool thing about old analogue phones was, that you could, if the rotary dial was blocked for whatever reason, still dial by tapping the hook(s) the transceiver rested on, a bit tedious but it worked.

LiveGoat · 07-16-09, 06:48 PM

One thing I will certainly NOT miss is portable cd players, the retarded brother to the cassette walkman. They seemed programmed to fail within 2 weeks of purchase. Although my foray into digital wasn't without problems. I went through 2 zen micros before getting my beloved turd brown 1st gen Zune, which is still working flawlessly to this day.

Task Force · 07-16-09, 06:51 PM

I perfer cds... they dont get deleted accidently....

Blacklight · 07-16-09, 08:53 PM

I remember when the reccord compaines were trying to sue the cassette reccorder companies because they didn't want people sharing copies of their music. It was the same thing that's going on now, except now, it's a LOT worse. They lost that series of cases back then. I believe the fallout of one of those cases was the rule that you are entitled to make a single backup copy for yourself or something like that.
I just remember the reccord companies freaking out about those infernal tape reccorders with their "Reccord" buttons ! They wanted the reccording function removed from them.

If the reccord companies had had their way back then, the 80's mix tape would never have existed.

Onkel Neal · 07-16-09, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Torplexed

Hehheh! I still remember the befuddled look on my 15-year old niece's face when she was first confronted by a rotary dial phone. "The wheel on the front only turns one way?"

Haha, I showed this to my 14 year old, she said "you hold the number thing and swing it around." I asked "then what?" She said you do it again.

I said, "you know when you pull your finger out, it goes back on its own?"

She said, "Oh, I didn't know that."

SUBMAN1 · 07-16-09, 11:46 PM

I might still be able to produce a walkman. Probably a weather proof yellow variety.

-S

07-17-09, 12:11 AM

Bah stop living in this past, technology is meant to be used.

(This coming from a guy who loves his history.

)

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07-16-09, 08:53 PM	#20
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	I remember when the reccord compaines were trying to sue the cassette reccorder companies because they didn't want people sharing copies of their music. It was the same thing that's going on now, except now, it's a LOT worse. They lost that series of cases back then. I believe the fallout of one of those cases was the rule that you are entitled to make a single backup copy for yourself or something like that. I just remember the reccord companies freaking out about those infernal tape reccorders with their "Reccord" buttons ! They wanted the reccording function removed from them. If the reccord companies had had their way back then, the 80's mix tape would never have existed. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I might still be able to produce a walkman. Probably a weather proof yellow variety. -S __________________

07-15-09, 07:41 PM	#16
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Hehheh! I still remember the befuddled look on my 15-year old niece's face when she was first confronted by a rotary dial phone. "The wheel on the front only turns one way?"

07-15-09, 08:29 PM	#17
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,070 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One cool thing about old analogue phones was, that you could, if the rotary dial was blocked for whatever reason, still dial by tapping the hook(s) the transceiver rested on, a bit tedious but it worked.

07-16-09, 06:48 PM	#18
LiveGoat XO Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 408 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	One thing I will certainly NOT miss is portable cd players, the retarded brother to the cassette walkman. They seemed programmed to fail within 2 weeks of purchase. Although my foray into digital wasn't without problems. I went through 2 zen micros before getting my beloved turd brown 1st gen Zune, which is still working flawlessly to this day.

07-17-09, 12:11 AM	#23
Rilder Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Bah stop living in this past, technology is meant to be used. (This coming from a guy who loves his history. )