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Savannahmann

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13. No offense to the primitives, but why would you make this.

Reply to madfloridian (Original post)

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 01:07 AM

Mar 2015

I think that sums up the reactions pretty well.

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So priceless. OMG our innovations come at a fast pace. Kids react to VCR player, VHS format. [View all] madfloridian Mar 2015 OP

I used to use record player descriptions when doing demos of wheel throwing for pottery. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #1

lol madfloridian Mar 2015 #34

It made me feel old and dated. .. FloriTexan Mar 2015 #2

The 8-track. yallerdawg Mar 2015 #3

One of the Tom Petty CD's has a pause in it where Tom comes on and says some thing like, brewens Mar 2015 #4

Makes one feel old, huh? ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #5

I remember my first typewriter. I was so proud. madfloridian Mar 2015 #8

I just put on CD a bunch of 78 rpm records. Archae Mar 2015 #6

Remember film strips and spirit copies? Downwinder Mar 2015 #7

Oh, Yeah. madfloridian Mar 2015 #9

Yes! bvf Mar 2015 #11

Had forgotten we called them the ditto machines. lol madfloridian Mar 2015 #22

Rotary phones Chellee Mar 2015 #10

when I was their age pstokely Mar 2015 #12

No offense to the primitives, but why would you make this. Savannahmann Mar 2015 #13

A couple of those kids were very cool JBoy Mar 2015 #14

heck, I remember thinking the VCR was cool Skittles Mar 2015 #15

I remember when we got our first VCR. madfloridian Mar 2015 #16

Rec, Kick. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #17

You must have some high quality tapes, have some poorly mastered DVDs, and blu-ray must not be in TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #18

I knows what I sees and that's what I sees. YMMV. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #20

Definitely, since I'd say the difference from a DVD to a blu is substantial TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #24

reminds me of explaining what "you sound like a broken record" means to my kid phantom power Mar 2015 #19

These kids are adorable. PassingFair Mar 2015 #21

Come for the old tech, stay for the old lyrics Bosonic Mar 2015 #23

The modern day turntable is alive and well, thankee. hifiguy Mar 2015 #25

It's still the only medium that actually produces an actual sound arcane1 Mar 2015 #27

The very best digital is now the equal of LP hifiguy Mar 2015 #28

I honestly did not realize how advanced turntables had become. madfloridian Mar 2015 #33

I wonder how many would know what a 5.25" floppy disk was. valerief Mar 2015 #26

Ha. One summer we teachers had to take one of those home to practice on. madfloridian Mar 2015 #30

Makes me want to pull out my old Macintosh and mess with HyperCard. nt valerief Mar 2015 #31

The first DVD players were introduced in 1997 Spider Jerusalem Mar 2015 #29

Just blows my mind. madfloridian Mar 2015 #32

Heh, reminds me of my friends reaction to a rotary phone. Lancero Mar 2015 #35

You should read post#10 madfloridian Mar 2015 #36