Tech gone wild

By the way, you can't have a tech gone wild discussion on a football message board without these (http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/football.jpg) two (http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/graphics/footballgame.jpg) games.

Brings back memories:

10. Betamax - I was smart/lucky enough to go with VHS. Thanks to my PS3, I stayed Blu-Ray too.
12. Laserdisc - Had one, also had Toxic Avenger on LD
21. I used to sell 5.25 FDs and discs
24. Still use Terminals in the PBX world.
25. Used to sell these too.
63. My mom had one in the house we grew up in until she passed in 2006.
87. Nothing like a cannon-ball off the high-dive

By the way, you can't have a tech gone wild discussion on a football message board without these (http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/football.jpg) two (http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/graphics/footballgame.jpg) games.Man, we used to play to the originals in middle school. I don't remember where my wife found these, but she bought two of them when they were re-issued a couple of years ago. Classic stuff, the original "button-masher".

By the way, you can't have a tech gone wild discussion on a football message board without these (http://www.bigredtoybox.com/articles/football.jpg) two (http://www.irememberjfk.com/mt/graphics/footballgame.jpg) games.


In my desk draw right now play from time to time, still love it!

I have the reissue version of Mattel Baseball and it's awesome.

My parents had a Betamax machine (http://www.oaktreeent.com/web_photos/Video/Sears_Model-90251_Beta_VCR_collage.jpg) with a bunch of movies they got from a family friend who used two betamax machines to create copies (Think Netflix and DVD Burner today). Before I moved out, I still had it hooked up in my bedroom watching "Smokey and the Bandit", "History of the World Part I", and "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie". Had a wired remote with a Pause/Resume function...

We had a Betamax player. For the longest time if we wanted to watch a VHS tape my dad would have to hook our 50lbs. videocamera up to the TV and we'd use it like a VCR.

Who else remembers using the Nintendo Powerpad? The best way to get it to work was to get down on the floor and pound on it with your fists. I also remember the best way to get the Powerglove to work was to wear it on your left and push all the buttons with your right.

I have the reissue version of Mattel Baseball and it's awesome.

My parents had a Betamax machine (http://www.oaktreeent.com/web_photos/Video/Sears_Model-90251_Beta_VCR_collage.jpg) with a bunch of movies they got from a family friend who used two betamax machines to create copies (Think Netflix and DVD Burner today). Before I moved out, I still had it hooked up in my bedroom watching "Smokey and the Bandit", "History of the World Part I", and "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie". Had a wired remote with a Pause/Resume function...


When that Betamax was first bought you probably thought wow this thing is awesome, now you look at and you are like what a bunch of crap. Someday you will do this with an iPhone.

When that Betamax was first bought you probably thought wow this thing is awesome, now you look at and you are like what a bunch of crap. Someday you will do this with an iPhone.

Not til I take delivery on the robot f*** doll.

So funny how everyone had their special technique to loading NES games...

Oh yeah, blowers, stackers and slammers. Some were all three. Ah the good ole days.

Remember these goodies?:

- Turbo Graphix 16
- Sega Saturn
- NeoGeo
- Virtual Boy

On another note, my step-dad worked for DEC for 15 years during the 80's and 90's, and I had the opportunity to witness some interesting things:

1.) The computer with the monitor built in. A big heavy clunk of junk with the keyboard with a coiled cord. No, not the imac.

2.) The modem where you put the telephone receiver onto the top of it.

3.) "Tape" computer programs.

4.) Netscape version 1.0, and browsing the internet in the early 90's.

5.) 486 DX2 computers with Turbo buttons and the mHz LED readout on the front.

6.) Token-ring network over coax.

7.) MS DOS

It's crazy to think about how far we've come in such little time. Here's to progress!

I had the Sega Saturn, make the wrong choice of going with that system over the Playstation. Fail on my part.