Remember when... (cue the lame, nostalgic music please...)

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Oct 3, 2002 | 04:46 AM

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No, never impacted the CRT onto the linoleum. My cranium, however, is a different story.

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:08 AM

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... and thus, the evolution of the Martin we know and love today is explained!

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:10 AM

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Ah, when you're young, the skull's pretty soft anyway

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:41 AM

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Remember when stamps (and phone calls) were only a dime?

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:56 AM

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Quote:

Originally posted by The Unabageler
the internet didn't have pictures or private companies.

Heck, I used computers that had punchcards

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:57 AM

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Not only do I remember when stamps were a dime, I remember the outrage when they went to 13 cents!

Remember S&H Green Stamps?

Oct 3, 2002 | 05:59 AM

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how about the Atar1 2600. Intellivision, TI home computers that hooked up to your TV...

Oct 3, 2002 | 06:01 AM

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My little brother's first computer? Trash80

Oct 3, 2002 | 07:41 AM

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Yes, but did you have a 150/300-baud acoustic coupler modem? Those things were bigger than a modern laptop!

Oct 3, 2002 | 08:08 AM

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Originally posted by PB02

Let me guess, he also missed cleaning it up too.

Good guess, Peter. He made it (mostly) into the trash can next to the toilet ... but the trash can was a wicker basket.

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