Oh, yes, no internets back then. When I explained to one of my students that I only got an email address my last year in college, and then it was only an intranet, you should have seen the look of horror on his face. I then further blew his mind by telling him that we had to register with scan tron forms He begged me to stop. Heh. evil cackle.
Oh, God. Oh, God. My hair. My hair! The government gave me bad hair!
Cordelia ,'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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Vortex - May 08, 2009 5:32:52 am PDT #9925 of 25512
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
flea - May 08, 2009 5:39:52 am PDT #9926 of 25512
information libertarian
It's kind of amazing. I wonder how I found stuff out before the internets? I mean, between Google and Wikipedia I look stuff up all day long every day, from just-for-the-heck-of-it interesting stuff to phone numbers, times of stores opening, maps & directions.
Gudanov - May 08, 2009 5:41:51 am PDT #9927 of 25512
Coding and Sleeping
It's hard to remember how I got along pre-Internet, even though I can still bore my kids with "When I was a kid we didn't have..." stories.
Ginger - May 08, 2009 5:45:09 am PDT #9928 of 25512
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
When I was in college, there were only mainframes. The then brand new and exciting HP scientific calculators cost $300. I used a slide rule. I wrote my papers on a portable manual typewriter. I rode dinosaurs to class and it was uphill both ways.
Gudanov - May 08, 2009 5:46:35 am PDT #9929 of 25512
Coding and Sleeping
The then brand new and exciting HP scientific calculators
Reverse polish notation! I had, still have, a HP scientific calculator though it wasn't $300. Nobody ever wanted to borrow my calculator more than once.
tommyrot - May 08, 2009 5:48:58 am PDT #9930 of 25512
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
In college I had a programmable TI-55. Ten memories! 31 programming steps! Rechargeable battery! 11 digit LED!
Oh, and a Radio Shack PC-1 pocket computer. With about 1.4k memory, programmable in BASIC. I also had the printer/cassette interface.
Calli - May 08, 2009 6:04:38 am PDT #9931 of 25512
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm thinking of upgrading my cell phone (good for making phone calls, period, but works in Senegal) to a smart phone of some sort. Blackberry, iPhone, etc. I want to be able to check my email, twitter, and maybe check b.org on it. Does anyone have any recommendations/warnings? Or is this low-end enough tech that I should Natter it instead?
Theodosia - May 08, 2009 6:05:38 am PDT #9932 of 25512
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I used to rent a typewriter at the Student Center to write my papers on.
We also learned with sliderules in my advanced Math classes in HS.
Gudanov - May 08, 2009 6:06:37 am PDT #9933 of 25512
Coding and Sleeping
I just have the phone I can get for free from Verizon, but my Dad has an iPhone and really, really likes it.
Connie Neil - May 08, 2009 6:08:09 am PDT #9934 of 25512
brillig
I had a good business in college typing other people's papers for them (my college years: '79-83). Plus we found our used books by the thousands of ads plastered on the dorm walls and in the corridor outside the bookstore. I got a large percentage of my books used, and I sold most of mine.