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05-25-2005, 01:39 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 5,903
|  Old Technology That People Still Use
Here I am waiting for the bus this week. And i see this guy walking up the street carrying some thing. Mind you, it was twight at the time.
So it got me thinking :-
"Oh, a desk top pc"
Looks again....
"No, don't think so. Don't see any obvious PC ports there. VCR Maybe...."
Guys getting closer....
"No, it not a VCR....."
Guy is walking right pass me....
"O.M.G.WT.F! An electronic TypeWriter! When was the last time I saw one of them!" :eek:
I did not release that people still used these things.
BTW, for those people that have no idea what a type writer is, look here.
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05-25-2005, 02:28 AM
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Banned Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,603
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we used to have one way back in the day, have long since gotten rid of it........I still use the ever popular "wheel" thats old technology right  | 
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05-25-2005, 02:54 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 13,739
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I haven't seen a typewriter in years.....
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05-25-2005, 03:20 AM
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Lord Techie Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 5,239
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Many people in my area are hicks, and still use Windows 95 on their 486s. I know because they come into Office Depot all the time wanting new printers and DVD burners for these dinosaurs, and walk away dissapointed when I tell them they won't work on their system.
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05-25-2005, 06:11 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,574
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My Grandad still has a mechanical typewriter. It's very very aincient, but it works great.
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05-25-2005, 10:06 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,944
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technogoly wise: Commodor 64 
VERY ANCIENT in technogy days since tech. seems to be improving faster than our lives can accept that fact.... so C 64's release date is like.... 3000000 years of our regular life right??
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05-25-2005, 10:20 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 411
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Quote: Originally posted by Harper
I did not release that people still used these things.
| Got a 70ish year old lady in the office who would only give up her typewriter if you pried it from her cold dead fingers.
...Considering how long she retains anything I tell her about the general use computer, its for the best. | |
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05-25-2005, 10:25 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,534
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Ive got 3 clients that still use typewriters, hey, it works
takes alot less time to insert a form into a typewriter and type what you want than using a PC on it
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05-25-2005, 11:23 AM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Venus, Texas Posts: 4,625
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I still have and use a comodore64. its the most stable computer ive ever used. plus battletech is so awesome lol.
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05-25-2005, 11:24 AM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,363
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