Remembering Things The Way They Were....

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How many of you remember things before the remote control, the cell phone, the Internet, and other modern items that we have now? :)

As a 1970s kid, I remember we had no remote controls back then, so we had a TV with either "dials" or just buttons to press the numbers by hand. We actually had to get up to change the channel! :)

Without the Internet to help us with homework, we had to go to the library to look things up, or find out by mouth (from other people). Today's kids have it easy with the Internet to find out topics they need for their homework! :) We also had to use those LONG files in the library with "cards" just so we can find a book or two -- today, we use computers to find a book in the library. :)

We also didn't have these handy cell phones back then....we had telephones wherever we can find them. Also, the answering machines didn't exist either....someone who was trying to call us will have to call again later if it is that important! :) I actually remember as a little girl, we had a 1950s telephone in the house (a black box-like wall phone with rotorary dials), and yes I remember using that phone just using my finger to turn the dial with the phone numbers. :)

VCRs and DVDs didn't exist either -- we used reel projectors to watch movies. :) At home, my parents had a movie projector and we had reels and reels of our family film to watch on a white wall somewhere in the house. :) I remember one reel we had is of Laurel and Hardy and I remember watching that with my brother. :) At school during "downtime" (today's downtime was either playing with computers or watch DVD movies), we watched 1960s Disney films from a reel movie projector (remember I was a 1970s kids which at the time, the movies weren't that old then).

Back then, we found our friends from outside and locally (at school, at work, and elsewhere).....today, we find our friends online on the Internet along with "real life" friends offline. :)

Back then, we weren't too concerned about wearing seat belts because it wasn't a requirement years ago....today, police can write you up for not wearing one!

I guess I am showing my age here. LOL Can some of you remember these as well? :D
 
I remember things before remote control, cell phone, and internet.

I don't care for cell phone.

Seem like life is so much better... that is why people like to think
about the future.
 
I was born in 1984.

There weren't cabinet ovens invented yet...and the internet was first invented in the same year as I was born, but very little was made.

in 1984, Apple Mac was introduced.

in 1984, there were no TVs that were capitoned...yet. ('til the late 1980s not all, but alot of TVs were legally capitoned...now today all brand new TVs are legally captioned)

There were no DVDs, but we always watched movies through VHS on our VCR.

We had to get an capiton-add on box to hook up with the TV to show capitons, though it was pretty old. :|

In 1984, UK and China Agree on Hong Kong Great Britain and the People's Republic of China agreed on terms for the return of Hong Kong to China when the 99-year lease to portions of Hong Kong was to expire in 1997. Under the agreement, Hong Kong was to maintain its capitalist system after its return to Chinese control.

In 1984, AIDS Breaks Out French scientists reported isolating the virus that caused Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In 1984, 7,000 cases of AIDS had been reported in the United States; 3,300 of its victims were dead by the end of the year.

In 1984, 300 Die, When the Indian Army Attacks Sikh Temple The Indian Army attacked the Golden Temple, one of the holiest Sikh shrines. The Army claimed it was an arms depot. Three hundred died in the attack.

In 1984, Ronald Regan ran for President.

In 1984, Soviets boycott Los Angeles Olympics.

In 1984, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were born.

In 1984, Ghost Busters hit the big screen.

In 1984, Vampire Hunter D was one of the first animes that caught Americans by millions that over 20 years later, anime has become wildly popular with comics, OAV, and videogames.

In 1984, one of Arnold Schwarnennger's first films "The Terminator" hit the big screen.

In 1984, there were no flat monitors, flat screen TVs, no DVDs, CDs (well, some, but not often used for playing music 'til the late 1980s to early 1990s)

In 1984, there were no floppy disks (metal kind) though you had to use those kind of plastic disks for storage on the computer.

Damn...the 1980s was a smash, eh? lol
 
LOL what good memories i had when i was young...

You Know you're an 80s child if.......

You knew what Willis was "talkin' 'bout."
You know the profound meaning of "Wax on, Wax off."
You can name at least half of the members of the elite "Brat Pack."
You know that another name for a keyboard is a "Synthesizer."
You'll always hold a special place in your heart for "Back to the Future."
You wanted to be a Goonie ("Goonies never say die.")
You knew "The Artist" when he was humbly called "Prince."
You ever wore fluorescent socks or electric blue Jumbo cords....
You could breakdance, or wished you could.
You know who Max Headroom is.
You had a crush on one of the Coreys (Haim or Feldman).
You actually thought "Dirty Dancing" was a REALLY good movie.
You have heard of "Garbage Pail Kids" (and perhaps still have a collection of them).
Partying "like it's 1999" seemed SO far away.
You remember the days that hooking your computer into your TV wasn't an expensive option that required gadgets - it was the ONLY WAY to use your computer!
You've recently horrified yourself by using any one of the following phrases:
"When I was younger"
"When I was your age"
"You know, back when..."
"What the HECK is this noise on the radio?"
"Just can't (fill in the blank) like I used to"
You used to hold in your head the thought that all those gold chains on Mr. T actually looked kinda cool and the thought that Mr. T made millions seemed rational to you at the time.
You remember when film critics raved that no movie could ever possibly get better special effects than those in the movie TRON.
You think thirty is not that old afterall
You remember any or all of the following: Musical Youth, New Kids on the Block, Haircult 100, Durran Durran, Weird Science, Breakfast club...
 
Steel said:
I was born in 1984.

There weren't cabinet ovens invented yet...and the internet was first invented in the same year as I was born, but very little was made.

in 1984, Apple Mac was introduced.

in 1984, there were no TVs that were capitoned...yet. ('til the late 1980s not all, but alot of TVs were legally capitoned...now today all brand new TVs are legally captioned)

There were no DVDs, but we always watched movies through VHS on our VCR.

We had to get an capiton-add on box to hook up with the TV to show capitons, though it was pretty old. :|

In 1984, UK and China Agree on Hong Kong Great Britain and the People's Republic of China agreed on terms for the return of Hong Kong to China when the 99-year lease to portions of Hong Kong was to expire in 1997. Under the agreement, Hong Kong was to maintain its capitalist system after its return to Chinese control.

In 1984, AIDS Breaks Out French scientists reported isolating the virus that caused Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In 1984, 7,000 cases of AIDS had been reported in the United States; 3,300 of its victims were dead by the end of the year.

In 1984, 300 Die, When the Indian Army Attacks Sikh Temple The Indian Army attacked the Golden Temple, one of the holiest Sikh shrines. The Army claimed it was an arms depot. Three hundred died in the attack.

In 1984, Ronald Regan ran for President.

In 1984, Soviets boycott Los Angeles Olympics.

In 1984, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were born.

In 1984, Ghost Busters hit the big screen.

In 1984, Vampire Hunter D was one of the first animes that caught Americans by millions that over 20 years later, anime has become wildly popular with comics, OAV, and videogames.

In 1984, one of Arnold Schwarnennger's first films "The Terminator" hit the big screen.

In 1984, there were no flat monitors, flat screen TVs, no DVDs, CDs (well, some, but not often used for playing music 'til the late 1980s to early 1990s)

In 1984, there were no floppy disks (metal kind) though you had to use those kind of plastic disks for storage on the computer.

Damn...the 1980s was a smash, eh? lol
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what he said.. im an 84 baby too
 
I was born in 1986 but don't remember alot of stuff, so i was more of a 90's child. hehe
 
I was born in 1969, so obviously the recent posters here are younger than I am. :D I hope the older ones can participate in this thread as well. :)
 
I was born in 1975, as my screenname says. I don't really remember much of the 70s, but I do remember a lot of things from 1980 to 1990.

- I always watched Golden Girls, Punky Brewster, Silver Spoons, The Muppet Show, etc...
- Sunday evening was special because they always had Disney movies. I would use the VCR to record these movies and watch again later.
- Although we did not have a computer at my home, we did have our own encyclopedia set. Living in the countryside, it was important to have good reference books, so that we would not have to make frequent trips to the library which is about 15 miles away.
- My sister and I would play all day long outside in our 9 acres backyard, and even were allowed to roam the neighbourhood without any concern.
- I remember getting my "allowance", and riding the bike to the general store around the corner, signing/miming to the woman who worked there to make "conversations" and buying candies.
- I remember a few of the tragedies which happened in 1980s: Challenger's Explosion, Chernobyl meltdown, The Soviets boycotting the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, etc...
- I remember collecting plates and cups from MacDonald's, especially the mugs with sport symbols on them from olympic games.
- I remember when I was an avid penpaller, and I would write many letters to different people all over the world. I remember when the Communists fell, I started writing to people in ex-communist countries. It was an interesting experience, getting black and white photos from them, etc... It was as if I was communicating with the "past."
There are more, but I cant think of more, heh.
 
I remember I did not have closed captioned on TV till 1976. ( box connect to tv )
Remember old green big machine tty.
I remember those ugly pink cars and ugly glasses.
I remember Charles Manson and his gang, too close to my home.
Yeah I remember TG and Y, missed that store.
Oh I love old a & w, parked outside of a & w, waitress could come outside and take order from us and eat those hamburgers and french fries out of the tray.
Remember old Mc Donald with big yellow M on front.
 
jazzy said:
Yeah I remember TG and Y, missed that store.
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TG&Y!! I forgot about that store! :) I was a little kid when I went to those with my mother! :D
 
Richard Nixon is president of the US

President Nixon approves NASA's space shuttle, a reusable spacecraft, at a cost of $5.5 billion

Nixon arrives in China for an 8 day visit, which he calls a "journey for peace"

While campaigning for the presidency Alabama Governor George C. Wallace is shot and seriously wounded

Five men are arrested in the Watergate office complex in DC for breaking into the offices of the Democratic National Committee

Hurricane Agnes strikes the East Coast causing 117 deaths

First scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) os introduced for $395

Shaquille O'Neal, Jennifer Garner, The Rock, The Notorious B.I.G., Cameron Diaz, Eminem, and Alyssa Milano are born

Oakland Athletics win the World Series

Dallas Cowboys win Superbowl VI

Boston Bruins win the Stanley Cup

The Godfather is the top grossing film

Pink Floyd debuts "The Dark Side of the Moon" during a performance at London's Rainbow Theater

"You've Got a Friend"by Carole King wins a Grammy for song of the year

The Price is Right premieres on CBS
 
Nancy said:
TG&Y!! I forgot about that store! :) I was a little kid when I went to those with my mother! :D
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Remember those old store GEMCO. I still have microwave from GEMCO.
 
I'm an 80's kid myself..... loved Punky Brewster, New Kids, Facts of Life etc etc.......
 
i was born in 1972 but im more of 80s child as i remmy alots of things happening in 80s than 70s.. haha.. :P
 
i remember there was so many animals and trees, fresh water from lakes, ponds...but thats gone now because of these new buildings for homes, malls, schools, stores...it jus messed up with the nature.......ruined ozone layer when the summer seasons got hotter and hotter every year from now and theen. sadly, we still had to survive through it.... hoped theres still more grasses all around the world to live a fresh plants and air, drinking a fresh water, too. :Oops:
 
I found this site X-Entertainment that is about stuff from the 80s to now like toys, commericals, Saturday cartoons, coloring books and actual 80s food. Yes, they find and open food packages from the 80s! :-o :barf:
 
I remember the closed-captioning machine. Boy, those things were HUGE! We had one at school and it was brown with a huge black dial on it that made loud clicking noises when you turned it.
 
Nancy said:
How many of you remember things before the remote control, the cell phone, the Internet, and other modern items that we have now? :)

I guess I am showing my age here. LOL Can some of you remember these as well? :D
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Yes, I remember. I was in my 20's during the 1970's. :)
 
Nancy said:
... As a 1970s kid, I remember we had no remote controls back then, so we had a TV with either "dials" or just buttons to press the numbers by hand. We actually had to get up to change the channel! :)
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Also, we didn't have cable TV; we had "rabbit ears" or a roof-top antenna. We got ABC, NBC, CBS, and PBS. That's all. All TV went off the air from about 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.

Without the Internet to help us with homework, we had to go to the library to look things up...
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Yes, I walked to the library every Saturday, and spend many hours there.

...We also didn't have these handy cell phones back then....we had telephones wherever we can find them.
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Also, no wireless phones, and we still had rotary dial.

VCRs and DVDs didn't exist either -- we used reel projectors to watch movies. :)
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Yes. Our first VCR was a Sony BETA top-loaded model (around 1978, I think).

Back then, we weren't too concerned about wearing seat belts because it wasn't a requirement years ago....
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When I was a kid, cars didn't even have seatbelts or headrests.

In 1973, when my daughter was born, my brother got me a car seat for her. It was the GM "Luv" seat for infants. I think it was the only model available then. When she was a toddler, I bought the GM "Luv" seat for toddlers. They were still "rare" then, and very basic.

I lived and worked on a Navy base during that time. About 1975, it became mandatory to wear seatbelts while driving on base. I worked in Public Affairs on base (as a Journalist), so I took a picture of my daughter in her car seat, in my car (VW bug convertible, with the top down) to illustrate the article about mandatory seat belt use. They published her picture in the paper with the article. Nothing like a little nepotism, ha, ha.
 
The Nineties!

I remembered using the old MAC that got ... 8 inches wide screen but giant computer behind the screen. I remembered I played around with the uh "ping-pong" wtih a ball bouncing to hit the bricks on the Mac.

Floppy disks were ACTUALLY floppy-- thin and... dangerously flexible. Now the floppy disks are little more rigid than original.

Like Kuijfe, I remembered I can bicycle around in my 'hood and play hide-n-seek with new kids everyday. But it didn't last longer and kids were running over by cars. "Deaf Child Area" was a fad.

Putting a helmet during bicycling was a BIG deal and that we were terrified of cops arresting us because of the 14-and-under requirement law to have helmet on during bicycling.

I watched the Little Pony, Care Bears, and those... Muppets (not Kermit and Miss Piggy etc) but strange creatures that live underground and they got pretty rocks and caves...

the Labyrinth and Dark Crystal movies were my favorites.

Ponchatas was probably the last Disney movie I enjoyed in the theatre.

At age 6, I did go to a movie theater with open-captioning where my mom had to drive 40 minutes just for me to watch Disney movies. It was the only movie theatre that served the open-captioned movies (and first, I think) at that time. I was having a blast playing with other Deaf kids that were there too.

Elementary schools were offering "ASL" lessons at nighttime (actually it was SEE lessons but oh WELL!) and many Deaf kids get their Deaf identidy by hanging out at their elementary's playground at nighttime.
Four-Square game was the top game during the recess. (There are several variations to call this game but there are four squares, four players, and a ball.)

It was cool to wear mismatched clothes... even mismatched socks.
It was cool to wear flannel shirts and spray your bangs to be SUPER-STIFF.
It was cool to wear socks with your sandals.

Maybe it was just San Diego, but it was cool to look "Mexican" (stereotyped) with lined lips, plucked eyebrows to be drawn on with LONG thin brown pencil, girls with LONG hair with HUGE bangs, everybody would wear tight wife-beater and BAGGY workpants with socks in sandals. Your belt must be at least a foot long hanging out...

And the store HotTopic was the NEW thing. I went into my first one when I was 10 or 11 years old. Now the store is so COMMERICAL and become a mass-product instead of being totally "punky". Kind of funny that it is cool and popular to be a punk. A totally oxymoron!
 
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