Posted June 25, 2011
Back in my day :
*There were only 3 TV Channels. And there was almost always something worth watching. And if you were lucky, they had colour, and not just Black&White. And the largest set was somewhere around 15". No wide-screen (or Cinema-scope as it was called) shenanigans there.
*Public transport fares got you around 5 miles for less than £1.
*You really did "dial" telephone numbers, not push buttons.
*Cellphones were called "Bricks" because they were the size and weight of a housebrick. And cost in excess of £350. Thank you, Vodafone!
*PCs filled an entire 30Sq Ft room. And didn't have the capability to use monitors.
*Computers for home use were 8-bit, and took around 3-8 minutes to load a game from off a tape cassette. Or you had to type them in yourself! And cost £2-300. Games were anywhere from £1.99 to £20. There were no "Collector's" or "Special" or "GOTY" editions.
*Families were lucky to have ONE car, not 2 or 3 or 4.
*Being told to come in off the street where you were playing with friends at 5 or 6PM was very disappointing. "Awww MUM!! 10 more minutes? We're playing!!"
*You could go to the local park, leaving your front door wide open, and return 4 hours later and still have all your property inside.
*Holidays were to the local seaside, or historical town/site, not abroad!
*There was no INTAWEBZ! Only a few Bulletin Board Services. If you had a phone line, and 14k modem, and could afford the phone bill.
*Books were made from real paper, and were heavy! I miss real books. :(
*Remote controls, if any, were actually remote (on a cable to the TV/Video recorder) and not infra-red.
*Pop band, Blondie, hadn't brought [C]Rap to the mainstream music attention.
*You could stir the jam (jelly for you Americans) into your rice pudding dessert, turning it pink or red, and not feel silly or childish (because you were a child! :P)
*There was only two or 3 TV Chefs, not 400.
*William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelley were the only Star Trek.
*There were only 3 TV Channels. And there was almost always something worth watching. And if you were lucky, they had colour, and not just Black&White. And the largest set was somewhere around 15". No wide-screen (or Cinema-scope as it was called) shenanigans there.
*Public transport fares got you around 5 miles for less than £1.
*You really did "dial" telephone numbers, not push buttons.
*Cellphones were called "Bricks" because they were the size and weight of a housebrick. And cost in excess of £350. Thank you, Vodafone!
*PCs filled an entire 30Sq Ft room. And didn't have the capability to use monitors.
*Computers for home use were 8-bit, and took around 3-8 minutes to load a game from off a tape cassette. Or you had to type them in yourself! And cost £2-300. Games were anywhere from £1.99 to £20. There were no "Collector's" or "Special" or "GOTY" editions.
*Families were lucky to have ONE car, not 2 or 3 or 4.
*Being told to come in off the street where you were playing with friends at 5 or 6PM was very disappointing. "Awww MUM!! 10 more minutes? We're playing!!"
*You could go to the local park, leaving your front door wide open, and return 4 hours later and still have all your property inside.
*Holidays were to the local seaside, or historical town/site, not abroad!
*There was no INTAWEBZ! Only a few Bulletin Board Services. If you had a phone line, and 14k modem, and could afford the phone bill.
*Books were made from real paper, and were heavy! I miss real books. :(
*Remote controls, if any, were actually remote (on a cable to the TV/Video recorder) and not infra-red.
*Pop band, Blondie, hadn't brought [C]Rap to the mainstream music attention.
*You could stir the jam (jelly for you Americans) into your rice pudding dessert, turning it pink or red, and not feel silly or childish (because you were a child! :P)
*There was only two or 3 TV Chefs, not 400.
*William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy and Deforest Kelley were the only Star Trek.
