Conversation: 40 years today !

fixit · 3 Weeks Ago

wow! 40 years of the internet, what did everyone do before it ?
BBC NEWS | Technology | Celebrating 40 years of the net

vger · 3 Weeks Ago

AH! man i just love this technical stuff................

Wolfeymole · 3 Weeks Ago

A rather large hard drive.

Scroll down a bit.

Dear Baby Boomer....: 1960's...remember your first image search— on a "laptop"?

vger · 3 Weeks Ago

Now that's a laptop......................

Cobracon · 3 Weeks Ago

I read that thanks to a link provided in an earlier post by JB. 40 years ago I couldn't spell Internet, now I 'R' one. Good story......

If memory serves, before the proliferation of the Internet machine people were 'forced' to speak face to face, kids ventured outside the house for no other reason than to inadvertently get excersize from riding bicycles/skateboards/pogo sticks/etc., playing stick-and-ball games, climbing trees, and other stuff. In the illustrious words of Jimmy Buffett, "Life is (was) Just a Tire Swing".

Arctos · 3 Weeks Ago

Originally Posted by Cobracon

~~I read that thanks to a link provided in an earlier post by JB. 40 years ago I couldn't spell Internet, now I 'R' one. :rolf Good story......~~

If memory serves, before the proliferation of the Internet machine people were 'forced' to speak face to face, kids ventured outside the house for no other reason than to inadvertently get excersize from riding bicycles/skateboards/pogo sticks/etc., playing stick-and-ball games, climbing trees, and other stuff. In the illustrious words of Jimmy Buffett, "Life is (was) Just a Tire Swing".

Fresh air in the lungs.

Building resistance to various diseases by playing in the back yard and rolling around in the dirt.

Standing in a fresh cow pat to warm the feet up on a frosty morning.

Getting some sunshine on your body.

Developing an imagination by reading books.

I could keep on with this list, but what would I know? I'm not young enough to know it all...

lucianp · 3 Weeks Ago

Ah sweet memories. Forty years ago I was about to sign up in HM's army (Signals). Those were the days. 4 ton lorries (trucks) stacked with comms equipment and 40ft antenna masts. Lots of people think military stuff as archaic but we had some pretty nifty stuff for the day.

In the mid 80's I was a tech with Texas Instruments and we had some huge stuff there too. I remember having to change discs on the IBM 3340. 30mb of data on a disc pack the size of an oil drum. Now I've got a thousand times that hanging on a key chain. How times change.

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fixit Tech Support Team Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: uk Posts: 456 PC Experience: experienced and always learning	40 years today ! wow! 40 years of the internet, what did everyone do before it ? BBC NEWS \| Technology \| Celebrating 40 years of the net Last edited by vger; 3 Days Ago at 03:06 AM.

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Wolfeymole Tech Support Team Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the Slaughtered Lamb having a pint. Posts: 4,484 PC Experience: Smarter than the average Bear	Re: 40 years today ! A rather large hard drive. Scroll down a bit. Dear Baby Boomer....: 1960's...remember your first image search— on a "laptop"? Comments on this post fixit agrees: hahaha i like ,thank goodness they shrunk them a bit mate __________________ If PCHF has helped you please consider a donation by clicking this link Donate

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Cobracon Deceptively Clever CC&BW Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North of Hurricane Bay & South of Tornado Alley "Stuck-in-the-Middle", MS. Posts: 1,337 PC Experience: D'OH!! *&^%$#@!	Re: 40 years today ! I read that thanks to a link provided in an earlier post by JB. 40 years ago I couldn't spell Internet, now I 'R' one. Good story...... If memory serves, before the proliferation of the Internet machine people were 'forced' to speak face to face, kids ventured outside the house for no other reason than to inadvertently get excersize from riding bicycles/skateboards/pogo sticks/etc., playing stick-and-ball games, climbing trees, and other stuff. In the illustrious words of Jimmy Buffett, "Life is (was) Just a Tire Swing". __________________ "Have you scanned the RAM timings for Operator's Headspace?? Too much real estate between the audio collectors will block the connection which allows proper operation of your computer." *__Cobra* *PCHF best helps those who best help themselves.* *PC Guru you say.........? Are you suuuuure about that?*

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Arctos Tech Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bundaberg, Australia Posts: 3,712 PC Experience: RTM Assoc. Dip.	Re: 40 years today ! Originally Posted by Cobracon ~~I read that thanks to a link provided in an earlier post by JB. 40 years ago I couldn't spell Internet, now I 'R' one. :rolf Good story......~~ If memory serves, before the proliferation of the Internet machine people were 'forced' to speak face to face, kids ventured outside the house for no other reason than to inadvertently get excersize from riding bicycles/skateboards/pogo sticks/etc., playing stick-and-ball games, climbing trees, and other stuff. In the illustrious words of Jimmy Buffett, "Life is (was) Just a Tire Swing". Fresh air in the lungs. Building resistance to various diseases by playing in the back yard and rolling around in the dirt. Standing in a fresh cow pat to warm the feet up on a frosty morning. Getting some sunshine on your body. Developing an imagination by reading books. I could keep on with this list, but what would I know? I'm not young enough to know it all... __________________ Bikpela Google bilong mi wantok - Malware Prework Join the PC Help Forum WCG Team and fight cancer with us! PCHF open 24/7

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lucianp PCHF VIP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tornado Alley, 4200m East of the Bunker Posts: 275 PC Experience: There's always more to learn.	Re: 40 years today ! Ah sweet memories. Forty years ago I was about to sign up in HM's army (Signals). Those were the days. 4 ton lorries (trucks) stacked with comms equipment and 40ft antenna masts. Lots of people think military stuff as archaic but we had some pretty nifty stuff for the day. In the mid 80's I was a tech with Texas Instruments and we had some huge stuff there too. I remember having to change discs on the IBM 3340. 30mb of data on a disc pack the size of an oil drum. Now I've got a thousand times that hanging on a key chain. How times change.

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