Gromit posted:

This is probably my favourite because it's about my job.



I never got my purple helmet or Seaworld-branded leather jacket, though.

Collateral Damage posted:

IIRC the 7110 was also the first Nokia phone with WAP, which is a technology highly suited for this thread.

Humphreys posted:

It really is amazing how easy some locks are to open. After a party I needed to move my friends motorbike so I could get my car out of the garage. As I was hungover I grabbed the closest set of keys that I didn't recognize and managed to get the bike started and moved. Only hours later we realized I had used a Suzuki 4WD key to unlock and move a Huskvana.

twistedmentat posted:

Its nice that its open source. I know someone with it and its basically a sassy speaker that poo poo talks her at this point.

The word processor thing reminded me of the brief period when e-machines were released. They were simple computers that were designed for emailing and web browsing. Even before smartphones and tablets people didn't want these because they were junk. Plus, the concept was flawed. People didn't feel the need at the time to have instant web access from their kitchen or whatever. I also think part of its marketing being aimed at women by going on about how you can look up recipes and such sterotypical lady things. It didn't appeal to tech minded men and I'd not be surprised to find women found it sexist and condescending.

Were they called emachines or was that just a brand name?

Shifty Pony posted:

Do failed children's toys count?

flosofl posted:

That and all the conference bridge numbers that were raided so a bunch of teenagers from across the country could insult each other's hacking skills in the middle of the night.

I think it's out of print, but the book Masters of Deception does a pretty good job of capturing Phreak and Hacker culture of the late 80s/early 90s. Specifically the MOD vs. LOD poo poo that went down. There's a bit of hysteria in there as it was written by journalists, but it definitely depicted them as ego-driven teenagers which is pretty accurate.

twistedmentat posted:

The author



Actually, how much obsolete and failed tech is in that picture? Though I think most of it is just early versions of stuff we have now. The Pixis is just an early version of a GPS like Tom Tom, thought I have no idea what a Private Eye is.

Exit Strategy posted:

Yeeeep.

Computer viking posted:

Amateur.

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Wilford Cutlery posted:

That's what I use to clean the glass when I replace window stickers.

WebDog posted:

Notes and coins are getting pretty rare in my wallet. Here in Australia we even have cardless withdraw at ATMs. You get your bank app to setup how much you want to take out and it gives you a code to input and off you go.
If your phone has NFC and google pay then you can pretty much leave your wallet at home.

I heart bacon posted:

What about shrimp on the bobby, didgeridoo, and outback steakhouse? fosters! australian for wastewater.

Humphreys posted:

These looks pretty neat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojatBoMZubk

JayKay posted:

I know we have PDA chat every few pages, but posting that Ashens video made me find his video about the Casio Cassiopeia. Which reminded me of the E-125 I used to own 15-20 years ago when I was heavily into PPC's and Palm Pilots.

This is one of its press images. Look how convenient it is! You don't even need to use the tray on the airplane to use it!!!

0toShifty posted:

My work is full of obsolete technology

This computer is turned on 24/7 and somehow doesn't crash.

Krispy Kareem posted:

It was a long time ago...but like our grandparents during the Great Depression - you remember when times are tough.

Arivia posted:

this is my kind of asmr poo poo. goddamn.

Magnus Praeda posted:

Welp. Guess I'm beating Deus Ex again this weekend.

I had other plans, jerk.

Chillbro Baggins posted:

Pham Nuwen posted:

Inconvient, but hard to lose.

Trabant posted:

pure moods

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZJSjrox_2s

It was just the best.

Creature posted:

How the hell do you gently caress to Orinoco Flow?

Gynocentric Regime posted:

Every time our neighbors three doors down have an orgy, I hear Hotel California at least three times.

Geoj posted:

Give it time. Eventually insufferable hipsters will decide compact cassettes have "warm" sound or some such bullshit and the medium will see a resurgence.

rndmnmbr posted:

I heat my house exclusively with a mint first pressing of Dark Side of the Moon, because nothing beats the warmth of vinyl.

LifeSunDeath posted:

https://i.imgur.com/BfPHTLT.mp4

Johnny Aztec posted:

Hello Thread, I present to you, a new in box

Blazing fast

28.8 Macintosh External Modem



With bonus AoL Floppy DISK , also a Compuserve disk on the other side.

Johnny Aztec posted:

"Whoa, you almost crashed into the World Trade Center!"

Humphreys posted:

I'll give it a go later maybe. I did used to be a professional editor and SFX supervisor. Time to clean the cobwebs from my brain. DLing some tools now

Necrothatcher posted:

Wait.. what happened to Everdraed?

Humphreys posted:

I'm unfamiliar with this?

mehall posted:

Most of the examples came from foone.

https://twitter.com/Foone/status/1252513656161492996?s=20

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Dick Trauma posted:

Vinyl records also came in funny shapes. This was the coolest one I owned.

LifeSunDeath posted:

This is really interesting. Had no clue that all those early rom rips weren't just homebrew hackers, but actually industrial piracy products. Reminds me of the greatest/stupidest rom program I'm sure we all used:

LifeSunDeath posted: