Yeah.....The old days

[ImpulZ]

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[ImpulZ]

:D

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[peggygee]

I remember it all, like it was only yesterday, especially the Vic 64,
and the Viewmaster.

[worldbro]

What is this? I don't even...

[Willie Escalade]

I STILL have my Walkman...although it's an early 90s non-digital one. But it still works fine!

Remember...

[raiku9909]

i was trying to reminisce about that game Simon Says the other day, and they had no idea what i was talking about, then I realized they weren't born when i was in grade school. >.<

[BellaBellucci]

I still have one of these:

http://www.classicaudio.com/forsale/mz/4400tech.jpg

... even the description says 'non-obsolescence.' :)

~BB~

[praetor]

I use this a long time ago...

[praetor]

:arrow:

Do you remember?

[BellaBellucci]

I use this a long time ago...

I had one of those. But I also had one these:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Zx81-timex.jpg/280px-Zx81-timex.jpg

:rock2

~BB~

[BellaBellucci]

:arrow:

Do you remember?

"edlin hngangls.txt" ;)

~BB~

[praetor]

I use this a long time ago...

I had one of those. But I also had one these:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Zx81-timex.jpg/280px-Zx81-timex.jpg

:rock2

~BB~

Thxn, the correct form to write must be this way: I used it a long time ago

:banghead :banghead :banghead :banghead

[praetor]

:arrow:

Do you remember?

"edlin hngangls.txt" ;)

~BB~

:?:

[BellaBellucci]

:arrow:

Do you remember?

"edlin hngangls.txt" ;)

~BB~

:?:

Some of your photos were of DOS Shell. 'Edlin' was the command-line text editor for DOS until version 5.0.

I got a job once because I knew that. lol

~BB~

[praetor]

:arrow:

Do you remember?

"edlin hngangls.txt" ;)

~BB~

:?:

Some of your photos were of DOS Shell. 'Edlin' was the command-line text editor for DOS until version 5.0.

I got a job once because I knew that. lol

~BB~


:anon


rsrs....thanks...

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

My Dad had one of these:

http://hoketronics.net/~/html/hoketronics.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/old_cell_phone.jpg

Kodak retires KODACHROME Color Film:

http://www.image-acquire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/kodachrome.jpg

Pager:

http://www.sytechcorp.com/new_site/SytechCorp/SyTechCorpXY/images/Pager_AA021263.jpg

~Kisses.

HTG

[Quiet Reflections]

HTG that pager is to new mine only had 2 buttons

[Quiet Reflections]

i remember all this stuff and whats really sad is that i remember things that are 25 yrs old better than things that are 5 years old because newer stuff seems to lack greatly in the quality dept.

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

HTG that pager is to new mine only had 2 buttons

I'm pretty sure my dad has that one (two buttons)..wasn't really paying attention to details of the pager I posted. But it's a representation..just not an accurate one. lol ;)

~Kisses.

HTG

[LTR_Seeker]

i almsot forget pagers ever existed

[johnz2001]

I had a Gigantic Red 8-Track Player with a big shoulder strap!!!!!!!!!! Yep, those were the days...bless you for this wonderful thread.

[LTR_Seeker]

remember using the old vcr with wire remote that was as big as a house

[Quiet Reflections]

i almsot forget pagers ever existed my first one didn't even have a vibrate function

[freak]

played this game for hours
PONG http://www.arcadebond.com/games/images/pong_flash_game.png

Then remember going over a bump and the CD player would skip

[BellaBellucci]

HTG that pager is to new mine only had 2 buttons

I'm pretty sure my dad has that one (two buttons)..wasn't really paying attention to details of the pager I posted. But it's a representation..just not an accurate one. lol ;)

~Kisses.

HTG

My first pager was one of these:

http://images.madrabbitt.com/bravotone.jpg

Then I graduated:

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/restaurant-pager-motorola.jpg

~BB~

[nicoleneuman24]

that is so cute! my best friend collects old aluminum or tin toys. He keeps them in a shadow box and case and he inspired me to start collecting vintage religious figures. Cool tops!

[rico87]

Remember these... I miss picking the ones up that had blood and germs on them.

[Quiet Reflections]

Remember these
yeah no shit!!! those are fucking rare these days. its strange to see things you grow up with disappearing/being phased out

[rico87]

Remember these
yeah no shit!!! those are fucking rare these days. its strange to see things you grow up with disappearing/being phased out

No but I really miss this guy :cry: what an honest profession !

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

I wish they'd bring the milk man back! I never seen one.. :(

~Kisses.

HTG

[trish]

I wish they'd bring the milk man back! I never seen one.. :(

~Kisses.

HTG

Me too. And I could use a good milking each morning. :D

[rockabilly]

How about these ...

[Hara_Juku Tgirl]

I wish they'd bring the milk man back! I never seen one.. :(

~Kisses.

HTG

Me too. And I could use a good milking each morning. :D

:P

~Kisses.

HTG

[Silcc69]

http://api.ning.com/files/VVQjAzGteLZowOg6nold6u7J-xv-rDIDQ*8URwkm-72wsbOZqngRgxToET4oQuWWloTTYIxKeO*pYNhOD*R8gVEh4dm XMhr4/CapPower.jpg

Miss that show goodtimes man.

[rockabilly]

Captain Power ! :) Did you have the Jet ?

[95racer]

I was stilling using my old, massive, Marance (spell?) stereo w/ 8 track player/ recorder in my garage last year. I had to use electronics cleaner on the controls about every 3 months to keep the crackle out of them. It finally gave up and I had to trash it. Still have some 8-track tapes.

My uncle still has a rotary phone and only one phone in the house. Like it used to be <G>.

Good thread.

[Silcc69]

Captain Power ! :) Did you have the Jet ?

Nah I don't think I had any of the vehicles.

[Quiet Reflections]

How about these ...
i still have one in avocado green and one in that terrible 70's golden yellow color

[BellaBellucci]

How about these ...
i still have one in avocado green and one in that terrible 70's golden yellow color

You mean that mustard color? That color taints my whole view of that entire decade. I'm an 80's girl and to me it made the 70's seem dirty and dingy and bland.

~BB~

[underdog6]

You guys missed the best.

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w123/keithkauspedas/8-track.jpg

[Quiet Reflections]

How about these ...
i still have one in avocado green and one in that terrible 70's golden yellow color

You mean that mustard color? That color taints my whole view of that entire decade. I'm an 80's girl and to me it made the 70's seem dirty and dingy and bland.

~BB~
yup thats the color. it still haunts my dreams. My parents bedroom when i was growing up was that color.... walls,carpet,bedsheets everything

[Willie Escalade]

I thought of a couple... :P

[Quiet Reflections]

Eagle cars weren't that long ago. The Eagle Talon was a decent little tuner car. Lazer tag was OK but Photon was way better

[SarahG]

I thought of a couple... :P

Forget eagle... what about the dodge badged colt? AMC?

[Beagle]

HEHEH...

[Silcc69]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a9/MASK_Logo.JPG

[Quiet Reflections]

Mask was pretty cool but........

[rockabilly]

I have almost the whole set of MASK Toys.

[Quiet Reflections]

I have almost the whole set of MASK Toys.i had almost all of them too but i was more into GI Joe,he-man, and transformers

[Tiff_in_a_Skirt]

Flash Cubes!

http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FN7/PS3S/FJ0O3Y2J/FN7PS3SFJ0O3Y2J.MEDIUM.jpg

[rockabilly]

Had them too and Thundercats and Super Friends action figures.

[rico87]

I wish they'd bring the milk man back! I never seen one.. :(

~Kisses.

HTG

HTG You sexy girl from Manilla I shake your vanilla every morning :) I will be your private Milkman.

[rico87]

"Put the needle on the record "

[praetor]

I had one of these. ( ~BB~, right? rsrs kisses)

[CaptainGeech]

I had the first wireless controllers for the NES (Nintendo Video Game Console). They were terrible. You had to be within 4 feat of the sensor and you couldn't break line of sight. Which meant you had to stand perfectly still pointing the controller directly at the sensor with the patience and discipline of a monk. Even then the onscreen response was horrific. My characters died many many times. Cool gift to get from your Aunt when you are 5-8 though. Much better than a sweater or something. I never did get the Nintendo PowerGlove. I remember thinking that was the coolest thing ever after seeing it in the "The Wizard". I also use to play the Atari and Intellivision. Now I pretty much stick to XBOX360.

[BeardedOne]

The professional motorman.

Note the word professional.

Back in May of this year I made a number of daytrips to regional rail museums and transit systems and during one of those trips I stopped at a railcar restoration facility to inspect an ongoing project of interest. While there, I spoke to one of the founding members of a local preservation group that had purchased the car we were inspecting (Which had been built in 1928) back in 1959.

As we were talking, he showed me a pack of photos that had been taken of the car throughout its years of public service. One, taken as a publicity/safety shot by the car's original owner, the Boston Elevated Railway Company of a motorman at the controls of the car c. 1930. The photo, very similar to the one I've included here (Taken of a motorman of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway which operated trolleys/trams from 1897 to 1947), brought up another conversation in light of the recent accidents on the Boston Subway system.

Paraphrasing the converstaion:

"Look at that. No distractions, face forward, standing alert. In full view of the passengers, not hiding in a locked booth, behind tinted glass. They wore a uniform with cap and badge. Shoes polished, tie straight, jackets and vests buttoned. They were polite and respectful and they got respect and courtesy in return. They were role models, children wanted to grow up to work on the trolleys. They were proud of their jobs and many had studio portraits taken of themselves in uniform. It was a career that they stayed in for life."

"Now they dress like bums and thugs, wearing sneakers and hiking boots, the headwear is nothing more than a golf cap and polished brass has given way to plastic ID badges that they keep in their pockets or hang from the control handles. The passengers can no longer see them and can only hope they aren't reading or texting (As happened in the recent crash in Boston) while the train runs itself. They get their twenty years in and they're out. They just don't care anymore."

Though I was born too late to witness the heyday of the professional trainman of city transit, I do recall the last days of the MTA in Boston (Mid 1960s) and saw the proud old guard of the Boston El as they dwindled through death and retirement, some having served the company for fifty years or more. Even the MTA's first General Manager, Edward G. Dana, had risen through the ranks from car conductor, retiring in 1959 after forty years at the helm of the MTA and its predecessor, the Boston El. These days it is notable if the core management lasts more than forty weeks.

[praetor]

1968, volkswagen beetle, named here in Brazil as "fusca"