Strider Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) I ran across a few memes I liked that made me think ... What reminds me of the 80's? There is a LOT, especially when you include TV and music into the mix , but I narrowed it down to just a few items that popup the most in my memories, the things I used and loved to play with. Things we had that stuck in the minds of many people I am sure. The NES, console TV's, VCR's, the Sony Walkman, and of course, the Commodore 64. These are the original memes I found that got me thinking about this in the first place! So, what about you, what "things" take your mind back to the 80's? Besides the totally radical TV and music of the era. Edited April 11, 2021 by Strider 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfish Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 (edited) Edited April 11, 2021 by desertfish 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 I love that one too! Funny how many of the younger generation say "To write on the label?", and then look confused when you say "nope". haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenHorn Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Strider said: I love that one too! Funny how many of the younger generation say "To write on the label?", and then look confused when you say "nope". haha In fairness, that's perfectly reasonable and did happen. The example cassette should really already have a label instead of a blank white rectangle that screams "Write in me!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 17 hours ago, StephenHorn said: In fairness, that's perfectly reasonable and did happen. The example cassette should really already have a label instead of a blank white rectangle that screams "Write in me!" Very true. I used pencil more than pen, on both my music and data cassettes, since the contents changed so much. And of course, the inserts! Where I would write the names and counter numbers. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfish Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 010 turboloader 033 frogger 098 commandos 155 cybernoid 2 and then having to mess with this to get rid of the ?LOAD ERRORs: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Or trying to repair it after it gets mangled or snaps ... splicing a section out with scissors, tweezers, and clear tape, hoping for the best. The copying it to a new cassette as quickly as possible. Data recovery, 80's style! haha Good times! My dad got me an actual splicing/repair kit back then, not sure where he got it, but it had a proper block, tape, and tools. Edited April 14, 2021 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertfish Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 holy crap Strider that's some dedication right there, I never did that and just accepted my loss after a good cry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroByte Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Strider said: The copying it to a new cassette as quickly as possible. Good ol' dual-deck cassette boom boxes were everywhere back then - and to think how the RIAA howled that they enabled music piracy, yet it also enabled software piracy too! History shows that this didn't matter - people still got rich making music and video games anyway, piracy notwithstanding. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 15, 2021 Author Share Posted April 15, 2021 9 hours ago, desertfish said: holy crap Strider that's some dedication right there, I never did that and just accepted my loss after a good cry I repaired a lot of tapes back then, or at least tried, with varying levels of success. From splicing, to trying to flatten out crinkled tape, to trying to copy it in various recorders. Even had a dual-deck unit you could change the playback speed on. Had some success copying damaged tape at a lower speed. I tried a LOT. lol 8 hours ago, ZeroByte said: Good ol' dual-deck cassette boom boxes were everywhere back then - and to think how the RIAA howled that they enabled music piracy, yet it also enabled software piracy too! History shows that this didn't matter - people still got rich making music and video games anyway, piracy notwithstanding. Oh yeah, there was a lot of cassette and disk copying going on back then among friends. :P Technically, making a mix tape was piracy, but everyone did it. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) I seen this one and couldn't help but laugh a little, this is so true! Growing up before smartphones greatly increased your knowledge of health and beauty products at home. And this ad for Commodore made me think of "Puppyfractic". Also, no eating over the computer! haha Edited May 18, 2021 by Strider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroByte Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 (edited) The kid to his sister: "I bet they shop some cheesy Missile Command knock-off over this blank screen...." Edited May 18, 2021 by ZeroByte 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Me in the 1980's ... No way you're gonna sit me behind a Commodore and tell me I have to "pretend" to play a game! Turn that thing on and lets get it done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelli217 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 In the days before smartphones, some people used to keep magazines or paperback novels (remember print?) in a rack so that there was always reading material within reach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 19, 2021 Author Share Posted May 19, 2021 We used to keep a magazine or two in the restroom. Most of the time there was a computer related one for me and a racing related one for my dad. We had a little rack on the wall to hold them. Though I do remember my mom putting a phone in the restroom as well. Worst .. idea .. ever! To this day I refuse to answer calls on the loo. haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroByte Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Phone calls and potty do NOT mix. If you had a blind friend, would you invite them into the bathroom with you while you go? No? Then don't take me in there with you if we're on the phone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Robison Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 Phone calls and potty mix as long as no one knows. The blind person probably has a heightened sense of smell and would know that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcmandan Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 In the days before smartphones, some people used to keep magazines or paperback novels (remember print?) in a rack so that there was always reading material within reach.I still do. My master bath has a rack built into the wall. Primo!!!Sent from my SM-T307U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 29, 2021 Author Share Posted May 29, 2021 To be honest, I don't have a lot of room to talk, we have an Alexa in our restroom, have one in every room but one. House is full of "smart" lights and my wife uses it to play music. So we went from magazines and newspapers, to phones, to smartphones, to smart drives listening to everything we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calcmandan Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 To be honest, I don't have a lot of room to talk, we have an Alexa in our restroom, have one in every room but one. House is full of "smart" lights and my wife uses it to play music. So we went from magazines and newspapers, to phones, to smartphones, to smart drives listening to everything we do. [emoji23]I can't imagine the many fart recordings amazon has collected.Sent from my brand unspecific tablet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Seen these and thought they were funny. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cyber Posted August 26, 2021 Administrators Share Posted August 26, 2021 It's demotivating, but creative. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Robison Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 I want to know what the capacity is of that quadruple wide floppy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 As my daughter would say ... "It's the save icon." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroByte Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Don't worry, they'll soon upgrade that to ZIPdisk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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