Sadly, in 79, I was a senior in high school. Glory days, don'tcha know?? Even more sadly, it goes downhill from there!! :laugh:
One thing I'd like to fix:
Let's see.......1979......
Hey, how about that new song from Queen? Man, it's righteous!
.....or......
How do you like that new song from Kool and the Gang? :music: :music: Celebrate good times, come on!! :music: :music:
Or my favorite, since the Ayatollah Khomenei (sp?) had led the Iranian revolution that took the hostages:
"Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran! Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran!!
Bomb Iran!! Yes, Bomb Iran!!" (sung badly to the Beach Boys tune, Barbara Ann)
What else? As mentioned, 8 tracks were still prevalent, though you could still find just about anything on vinyl. A new format called "audio cassettes" were just being introduced in that time frame, though not too many people had them. There were no vcr's, let alone dvd's or even laser disks (in 1981 I bought my parents an RCA video disk player, which was the predecessor to the laser disk, which basically was the predecessor to the audio cd and dvd's). A quality stereo had a turntable that could handle all 3 speeds (33-1/3, 45 & 78 rpm), and a reel to reel tape player, plus TWO WHOLE SPEAKERS!! :roll:
It was a different world, yes it was. We knew who our enemies were, and were ready and willing to kick their asses when necessary. The bad feelings concerning the military that were so prevalent after vietnam were fading, and when Ronald Reagan took the White House a year later, we entered the "golden age" of military service. The only real worry we had, globally, was whether some idiot was going to start the "big one". Other than that, it was fun.
To tell the truth, looking at the world nowadays, I'm glad I opted not to have any kids. This place is fvcked up now!
One thing I'd like to fix:
Geez, you'd better hope not! At 42 gallons a barrel, that'd work out to $210 a barrel, or $10 a gallon for gasoline!!! :shocked:
Let's see.......1979......
Hey, how about that new song from Queen? Man, it's righteous!
.....or......
How do you like that new song from Kool and the Gang? :music: :music: Celebrate good times, come on!! :music: :music:
Or my favorite, since the Ayatollah Khomenei (sp?) had led the Iranian revolution that took the hostages:
"Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran! Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran!!
Bomb Iran!! Yes, Bomb Iran!!" (sung badly to the Beach Boys tune, Barbara Ann)
What else? As mentioned, 8 tracks were still prevalent, though you could still find just about anything on vinyl. A new format called "audio cassettes" were just being introduced in that time frame, though not too many people had them. There were no vcr's, let alone dvd's or even laser disks (in 1981 I bought my parents an RCA video disk player, which was the predecessor to the laser disk, which basically was the predecessor to the audio cd and dvd's). A quality stereo had a turntable that could handle all 3 speeds (33-1/3, 45 & 78 rpm), and a reel to reel tape player, plus TWO WHOLE SPEAKERS!! :roll:
It was a different world, yes it was. We knew who our enemies were, and were ready and willing to kick their asses when necessary. The bad feelings concerning the military that were so prevalent after vietnam were fading, and when Ronald Reagan took the White House a year later, we entered the "golden age" of military service. The only real worry we had, globally, was whether some idiot was going to start the "big one". Other than that, it was fun.
To tell the truth, looking at the world nowadays, I'm glad I opted not to have any kids. This place is fvcked up now!
SunnyD
Belgian Waffler
I just upgraded to 32k! Hang on, I need to turn the tape over to load the rest of the program...
RossMAN's hot deals on monochrome retina-burning CRT's, now in Green, Amber and Gray!
FS/FT: WTB 300baud modem and 8" Floppy Diskettes, will pick up in my VW MiniBus.
RossMAN's hot deals on monochrome retina-burning CRT's, now in Green, Amber and Gray!
FS/FT: WTB 300baud modem and 8" Floppy Diskettes, will pick up in my VW MiniBus.
HeroOfPellinor
Lifer
- Dec 27, 2001
- 11,272
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OMG I can't wait to go to college. Should I break up w/my girlfriend or try to keep it going long distance?
I can't believe rubbers are 50 cents at the gas station now. They used to be a quarter. They say gas is going to be over a dollar soon, that will suck.
Did you see the redesign of the new camaro? That all plastic front end sucks and those huge taillights are ugly.
The new mustang is too boxy, but at least they brought back the V8. I hear that new turbo 4 cylinder in the mustang is going to be pretty quick too.
Let's go see that new Animal House movie! I hear John Belushi is doing another movie with Dan Aykroyd that's about their Blues Brothers skit they do on SNL.
I can't believe rubbers are 50 cents at the gas station now. They used to be a quarter. They say gas is going to be over a dollar soon, that will suck.
Did you see the redesign of the new camaro? That all plastic front end sucks and those huge taillights are ugly.
The new mustang is too boxy, but at least they brought back the V8. I hear that new turbo 4 cylinder in the mustang is going to be pretty quick too.
Let's go see that new Animal House movie! I hear John Belushi is doing another movie with Dan Aykroyd that's about their Blues Brothers skit they do on SNL.
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
- Jul 3, 2003
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Metron
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I just bought my first CP/M machine called a SuperMicro 32X from Molecular Computer, Inc. You can have up to 16 Zilog Z-80 CPUs, each running at 4.0 MHz (up from the original 2.5 MHz!!!!11!!eleventy!).
It's meant to be a multi-user machine, and each user gets their own Z-80 processor and they all sit on an 8 bit CSMA/CD bus with one processor that takes care of a shared floppy and tape drive.
It has a wicked Shugart 8 inch floppy drive, and I got the screaming 300 baud Modulater/Demodulator (modem), instead of the 150 baud Acoustic Coupler. I picked up the whole setup for under $5,000.
What do you think?
It's meant to be a multi-user machine, and each user gets their own Z-80 processor and they all sit on an 8 bit CSMA/CD bus with one processor that takes care of a shared floppy and tape drive.
It has a wicked Shugart 8 inch floppy drive, and I got the screaming 300 baud Modulater/Demodulator (modem), instead of the 150 baud Acoustic Coupler. I picked up the whole setup for under $5,000.
What do you think?
Here's one. Maybe you had to be there to understand, but this was big news to me about that time:
OMFG!!!!!!!! GM IS AT THE RAZOR EDGE OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!11
Cadillac is coming out with an engine called the "V8-6-4". It is going to shut off cylinders as engine power is needed. For isntance, it will only need 4 cylinders to maintain highway speed so you should almost double your mileage. Also, the brilliant engineers at Oldsmobile took their old 350 and converted it to a diesel, which experts are saying will give consumers better than 35 mpg on the highway!!!!!!!!!!1
NOW GET THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 Chevy is going to put fuel injection on their new Vettes next year, promising a big boost in horsepower and increased mileage!!!!!!!!!!111
***********88
End of post. For the uninformed, all three of the above were announced with great fanfare in the late 70's, but they all bombed horribly, giving GM a black eye in the early 80's.
OMFG!!!!!!!! GM IS AT THE RAZOR EDGE OF AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY!!!!!!!11
Cadillac is coming out with an engine called the "V8-6-4". It is going to shut off cylinders as engine power is needed. For isntance, it will only need 4 cylinders to maintain highway speed so you should almost double your mileage. Also, the brilliant engineers at Oldsmobile took their old 350 and converted it to a diesel, which experts are saying will give consumers better than 35 mpg on the highway!!!!!!!!!!1
NOW GET THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 Chevy is going to put fuel injection on their new Vettes next year, promising a big boost in horsepower and increased mileage!!!!!!!!!!111
***********88
End of post. For the uninformed, all three of the above were announced with great fanfare in the late 70's, but they all bombed horribly, giving GM a black eye in the early 80's.
kb3edk
Senior member
- Jul 11, 2004
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"For those who hate disco, hate it all you want, but it is 'music'"
"Some punks spraypainted my Pinto"
"Poll: How long before the USA lands men on Mars? a)1985 b)1995 c)2005"
"I had sex with 3 strangers last night and now I'm scared as hell that I might have herpes"
"Oh Betamax - wherefore art thou?"
"Some punks spraypainted my Pinto"
"Poll: How long before the USA lands men on Mars? a)1985 b)1995 c)2005"
"I had sex with 3 strangers last night and now I'm scared as hell that I might have herpes"
"Oh Betamax - wherefore art thou?"
AznAnarchy99
Lifer
- Dec 6, 2004
- 14,695
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Originally posted by: FeuerFrei
Only one more year till I start school.
No doubt 21 years from now a band called Smashing Pumpkins will name a song after this year.
str8 up cool. Too bad they're gonna have to dive after that ?CD?.
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