Ask Lemmy

Old.

My first computer was a Sinclair

The first time i typed a paper for school i used a typewriter. The last time i wrote a paper for school i used Openoffice.

I remember the big floppy disks that were actually floppy. But the standard floppy disks were way more common and even they were on their way out

I watched cartoons on Saturday morning and Davey & Goliath on Sunday.

i remember when the earth first formed, nobody was prepared for it to become the most OP planet in the universe.

My first modem was 2400 baud.

The first news broadcast I can remember the subject of is Tom Brokaw talking about a bombing in Bosnia... because I liked the alliteration.

First manned space flight.

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Elders scrolls v is the first game I played

I still feel shy when buying beer

AIM away messages and the passive flex of who has the best 'buddyprofile' that may or may not link to a livejournal or xanga page

I got one of the first home Pong machines for my 7th birthday

My mom watched the Watergate hearings while she was pregnant with me.

There was a misprint on magic the gathering cards that affected the artwork/coloration the year I was born. WotC recalled all of them and destroyed them all. The remaining ones that were already purchased sell for absurd money

I watched more than a couple movies i knew would be bad because Peter Cullen was doing some voice work in them

I'm barely able to remember watching Star Wars in the summertime in the theatre.

I got a 2400 baud modem and thought it was so cool that I didn’t need to use an acoustic coupler

I still call them Opel Fruits

Much of my childhood was spent watching BAMZOOKi and Jungle Run on CBBC.