If you grew up watching the 1980s variety show Solid Gold, and you remember clearly the birth of MTV, there's a strong chance you also had a phone that was connected to the wall. With the Internet, Xbox and iPods still years away from mainstream, here's a look at what the 1980s had to offer technology buffs during a time when the average salary was $15,757 and a BMW cost $12,000. Follow along and cast a vote below to find out at the end how much of a techie you really were by seeing what technology you did or didn't use...or still use (don't worry we won't tell).
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Comments (19)
And in the year 2525 ...By Anonymous on March 20, 2007, 8:39 pmJust remember that in 2045 today's technology will be just as amusing. Re: 80s Solid Gold Technology.
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Monitor? My Commodore 64 andBy RLP on March 21, 2007, 12:09 pmMonitor? My Commodore 64 and the Vic-20 that preceeded it were hooked up to a TV.
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Wow! Seems like yesterday.By Russ on March 22, 2007, 10:44 amWow! Seems like yesterday. The first computer I worked on had Vacuum tubes. Anyone remember that?
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Yesterday ...By Adam Gaffin on March 22, 2007, 11:00 amYeah, and I remember taking Fortran in college - on a PDP (8?) terminal (if you got really unlucky, you got stuck programming on the printer!). RIP John Backus.
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But what about....By David on March 23, 2007, 10:08 amThe TI99 and Apple II computers? The early dotmatrix printers (before Epson and Oki dominated the market with units that actually worked) NetWare 286 Arcnet Hercules...
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Wow! Seems like yesterday.By Anonymous on March 25, 2007, 3:55 pmYes - IBM 705
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