Old Tech thread

[Venusian Broon]

You tell kids now that this:

Kept us occupied as children for hours....

....and they wouldn't believe you.

 

[Venusian Broon]

Actually here's a toy I had, that after about five minutes (including time setting up) I couldn't believe we bought (it was cr*p) :

 

[Parson]

You tell kids now that this:

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Kept us occupied as children for hours....

....and they wouldn't believe you.

They are still on the shelves and still being sold.

 

[HanaBi]

I remember the original Thunderbirds as a kid back in the 60s and 70s, and my favourite was Thunderbird 2. And one Christmas my parents bought me Tracey Island and model of T2, along with one or two of the laden vehicles.

Great fun, up until my grandmother stepped on it

 

[Vladd67]

Actually here's a toy I had, that after about five minutes (including time setting up) I couldn't believe we bought (it was cr*p) :

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I had that, I believe I used the nylon thread in it to create a Lego cable car run.

 

[Venusian Broon]

I had that, I believe I used the nylon thread in it to create a Lego cable car run.

Precisely...you wouldn't use it for the intended purchase

 

[Pyan]

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Umm - this is part of an art project for retro promotional posters, dating from 2010...

ALT/1977: If Today's Gadgets Had Been Made in the 70s

 

[-K2-]

You tell kids now that this:

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Kept us occupied as children for hours....

....and they wouldn't believe you.

That's one of those futuristic hi-tech toys... There were simpler things:

K2

 

[Dave]

That's one of those futuristic hi-tech toys... There were simpler things:

Indeed, and when you needed a new set of wheels for the BMX track...

 

[Danny McG]

 

[Pyan]

...and if you get tired of walking:

or for those longer journeys:

 

[Pyan]

Oh dear, Mr Gates...

 

[HanaBi]

I vaguely remember those very old acoustic coupler phone modems with a very slow baud rate, noisy tranfers and unstable connections.

 

[reiver33]

Ah, the old 14.4k modem - how we drooled over the rare and wonderful 56k when it was announced...

 

[Anthoney]

I remember waiting to upgrade my expensive 300 baud modem to a more expensive 1200 baud that was coming out.

 

[Danny McG]

 

[HanaBi]

OMG, software p0rn!

I find myself more attracted to the W95 OS than Ms Aniston - which cannot be right!

Have never seen the video, and I have to say I really must try and track it down via a P2P and see how our two Friends can sex up this creaky old operating system!

 

[Parson]

Windows 95 one of the worst ever.

 

[Danny McG]

Windows 95 one of the worst ever.

I remember it well, my first experience with Windows

 

[Dave]

The Sinclair Digital Car Clock (fits inside steering wheel and only £9.95)