Yeah, I felt like the parts that didn't make sense were mostly because I was a poor. I lived in an upper-middle area, so I always felt my technology poorness acutely (ie I was the only kid to make my 7th grade history "newspaper" by hand rather than word processor).
Post by EloiseWeenie on Apr 27, 2015 12:34:56 GMT -5
I was born in '81. I remember typing up book reports on a typewriter, and was so excited when we got a computer (and the ease of fixing mistakes, LOL). I used to print a banner for everything: birthdays, holidays, Fridays, we're going out for dinner, etc.
You know, growing up in NE has one advantage only - They take their education seriously. Or at least they did where I grew up. They made sure that we had the latest tech available.
Post by 2curlydogs on Apr 27, 2015 12:36:35 GMT -5
I normally hate these articles but this one is kinda brilliant.
I don't know if I did online research in high school. I DEFINITELY did in college.
But this paragraph isn't true for me. I was late to the social media game, not joining until 2008.
But unlike our older Gen X siblings, we were still young and dumb enough to get really into MySpace and Facebook in its first few years, so we understand what it feels like to overshare on social media and stalk a new crush’s page.
Did anyone else spend a lot of time coding/playing around on a Commodore 64?
Logo ruled - I could make the coolest designs with that little turtle guy. I also played the cartridge games on the Commodore 64 - this one where you had a unicycle clown who collected balloons on his head.
My family wasn't rich, but my dad was on the edge of technology and so we had a Commodore 64 early on.
Later we moved on to the Oregon Trail, Olympics games, Where in the World was Carmen San Diego, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, and Jeopardy for the computer.
It is fascinating to look back and see which educational institutions took the tech plunge and which held on to their typewriters and snail mail for dear life.
I worked at the student housing department when I was a senior in college, and I used a typewriter for addressing envelopes. YES. This was in 2005.
1979, definitely on the cusp. My college email address was my first. Had typing lessons in 4th grade (hands covered, game where you had to get the mouse through the maze by typing wordds correctly. I loved Oregon Trail. We also had a game on our home computer, where it was all text, and you were doing a fantasy quest to get some kind of object. DOS format, and I just remember that you began walking in the cave, and you had to know on your 3rd step into the cave to turn right because there was a secret passage with money waiting for you. The Nintendo Power Pad also rocked.
Post by tinfoilhat on Apr 27, 2015 12:53:16 GMT -5
I was born in '77. I was just explaining to my kids that in high school I took typing. Not keyboarding. We typed on typewriters. There was one small computer lab available to use. I don't think we were even talking about the interwebs in 1994-95.
“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.”
― William Gibson
See, I really identify with this article as well (1985 baby here). I grew up in rural Kansas, so maybe we were a few years behind.
I grew up in rural NE. This is not an excuse.
Plus, the intent is that you needed to experience this with the rest of your peers throughout the nation. Even if you missed it happening, when you went to university that's when the shared experiences would stop.
LOL! I do love that millennials don't want to be millennials. It's ok, for the longest time I didn't want to be labeled GenX.
See, I really identify with this article as well (1985 baby here). I grew up in rural Kansas, so maybe we were a few years behind.
I grew up in rural NE. This is not an excuse.
Plus, the intent is that you needed to experience this with the rest of your peers throughout the nation. Even if you missed it happening, when you went to university that's when the shared experiences would stop.
LOL! I do love that millennials don't want to be millennials. It's ok, for the longest time I didn't want to be labeled GenX.
My sophomore year of high school our Mac lab got those candy colored iMacs. I wanted my own so bad.
We got a Tandy computer (from Radio Shack) when I was in 4th grade and an IBM aptiva when I was in 9th grade, but no dial-up until my senior year of high school.
How late is late 70s? I feel like I fit into this at 77, but I did not write research papers in high school with the internet's help. I don't think I even did that in college.
I fit. I was born in '76, so I can definitely relate to all of this. I LOL'd when my 12 yr old asked when I got my first cell phone. Ummm - I was in my 20s because you didn't just GET a cell phone. You had a beeper. Then some 80s/90s decade thing was on and I called her in the room to see what the 1st cell phone looked like. She was amazed.
I did write some papers with the internet - but that was largely because we had access to InfoTrac by then. I was able to pull up periodicals from that database, but I did use books too.
One time in college I forgot there was the internet. I had to write a paper and I was like WHERE IS THE ENCYCLOPEDIA?! I HAVE SHIT TO RESEARCH! And then I was like... ohhhh yeah, google.
How late is late 70s? I feel like I fit into this at 77, but I did not write research papers in high school with the internet's help. I don't think I even did that in college.
I fit. I was born in '76, so I can definitely relate to all of this. I LOL'd when my 12 yr old asked when I got my first cell phone. Ummm - I was in my 20s because you didn't just GET a cell phone. You had a beeper. Then some 80s/90s decade thing was on and I called her in the room to see what the 1st cell phone looked like. She was amazed.
I did write some papers with the internet - but that was largely because we had access to InfoTrac by then. I was able to pull up periodicals from that database, but I did use books too. Microfilm. Remember that?!
These whippersnappers have it so easy.
Oh man, I remember spending hours - HOURS - in the library sifting through microfilm for papers I was writing.
Napster! I haven't heard anyone mention that in ages
I was talking about Napster/Limewire yesterday and I realized how crazy it was that I could get pretty much any music for free in high school. That was really a small blip in time but it has made me never want to pay money for music since....